Dear Mike, My newly planted acer "Viridis" lost its head - leader branch- under the snow, two winters ago. I couldn't get to try training a new leader until just now. The advice you give us in this video is extremely precious and will probably give my beautiful tree a new posture. Thank you!
The more growth that's left on the tree, the thicker the trunk will get, and the faster it will grow. Give it ten years to do it's thing, then if you don't like something, take it off. The more branches you take off of the bottom, the harder it's going to be to grow a branch down low in the future should you decide you want one there.
Great Video as always, but Mike, Are you tossing those cuttings? I would have imagined you would make scion wood or even tried to root the cuttings so as not to let it go to waste?
I think the cuttings from Japanese maples are very hard to root, and if you are lucky and get one to root they don't do well as a rule because the root systems on cuttings don't develop well. I guess he could use them for grafting, which is a skill I would like to develop. I tried it about 10years ago and it was a total flop. I actually let the seedling maples (that I had not used for grafting) grow into trees. They don't look half bad and the price can't be beat!
We purchased a Japanese Maple Bloodgood seeding online - it arrived this week and is very spindly, about 3 feet tall. Can we prune some of the branches before we plant in the ground? Thank you !
Mike, would you care to mention something about the soil you grow your Japanese Maples in and how you keep all the weeds away? Also, what would you do with a group of field grown plants that has weeds and grass that has outgrown the plants after weeks of rain? thanks! (from a long-time fan)
I have a question. I remember seeing your channel here years ago and knew you were the one to ask. I had a young Bloodgood that I thought died. Then, it started pushing new growth out from the base of the tree just above the ground. Over the last two years it has grown out new limbs quite abundantly but NOW the leaves are a green type of maple leaf that is definitely not a Bloodgood. So, what do i have now? Is it some odd variety of a Bloodgood or something else? Thanks? Anyone else please feel free to answer!
I would guess that your plant above the graff died and you are getting whatever was the main plant minus the graft that produced the Bloodgood variety.
Hey there.. I just planted one last month and have been watering nightly when temps are 90+. Want to start going to every two days with water hosing. What do you suggest
if you want it to grow faster than keep it, more leaves = faster growth only trim a branch like that if it get really fat because you don't want to leave a cut scare even though the scare will heal over time search .....sacrifice branching
PS ...also this is the wrong time of year to be pruning. Let all the good the leaves have made go down into the root and prune only (if) you must in winter, then when it does bud out to grow it has all the stored up nutrients to flourish. Throwing off branches hap-hazardly is a waist of energy the tree could have used .
I have one of those trees in my yard , but what I want to know is when will mind make seeds , I planted my tree in 2005 , I have never seen any seed from it yet ?? Oh I like to say this their is a lady down the street from so she let me get some seeds today 6-18-2016 , I put the seeds in some sreenwire , to dry out, now my question is , is its ok for me to do ??!
Is there are market for Japanese maples that look this bad? Why would anyone want to keep trunk so thin? That's all his drastic pruning seems to be accomplishing. I find it makes the tree ugly. I'm surprised anyone would find this a desirable look. And what's the benefit of grafting the trees? What's wrong with growing the species as is? Edit: OK, after watching some of his other videos, and seeing certain trees in the background, I think the problem with this video is the title. I'm only assuming here, but I think he's combining the 2 maples in order to get a look unnatural to either. That must be the purpose of this drastic pruning. As another poster said, he's going for a lollipop look. A long straight trunk with a rounded section on top of weeping foliage. I'm not sure when he tries to let the trunk thicken, but maybe that was, or will be, explained in another video.
You're right, I'm afraid to trim my tree. But today is the day. It's got little buds coming out and if I screw up it will grow back. Thanks Mike.
Dear Mike, My newly planted acer "Viridis" lost its head - leader branch- under the snow, two winters ago. I couldn't get to try training a new leader until just now. The advice you give us in this video is extremely precious and will probably give my beautiful tree a new posture. Thank you!
Thank you! I needed to know what to do with my new weeping Japanese Maple with just one branch above the graft. This was helpful.
Thank you, thank you - Now I know how to care for this gorgeous tree I have.
The more growth that's left on the tree, the thicker the trunk will get, and the faster it will grow. Give it ten years to do it's thing, then if you don't like something, take it off. The more branches you take off of the bottom, the harder it's going to be to grow a branch down low in the future should you decide you want one there.
You don't want growth below the graft.
You need to put a sheet of cardboard or something behind the plant as you can’t really see the plant against the grass behind .
Interesting video - quite a few mixed comments regards the growth of these maples
Hello from Canada.
Thank you for making this video- it helped me a lot.
Great Video as always, but Mike, Are you tossing those cuttings? I would have imagined you would make scion wood or even tried to root the cuttings so as not to let it go to waste?
I think the cuttings from Japanese maples are very hard to root, and if you are lucky and get one to root they don't do well as a rule because the root systems on cuttings don't develop well. I guess he could use them for grafting, which is a skill I would like to develop. I tried it about 10years ago and it was a total flop. I actually let the seedling maples (that I had not used for grafting) grow into trees. They don't look half bad and the price can't be beat!
We purchased a Japanese Maple Bloodgood seeding online - it arrived this week and is very spindly, about 3 feet tall. Can we prune some of the branches before we plant in the ground? Thank you !
Mike, would you care to mention something about the soil you grow your Japanese Maples in and how you keep all the weeds away? Also, what would you do with a group of field grown plants that has weeds and grass that has outgrown the plants after weeks of rain?
thanks! (from a long-time fan)
Big boss 🍁 great job
we have several of these but we were just cutting a branch off the tree can we super glue it back together?
what do you do for the weeds growing between the maples?do you spray with anything?
I have a question. I remember seeing your channel here years ago and knew you were the one to ask. I had a young Bloodgood that I thought died. Then, it started pushing new growth out from the base of the tree just above the ground. Over the last two years it has grown out new limbs quite abundantly but NOW the leaves are a green type of maple leaf that is definitely not a Bloodgood. So, what do i have now? Is it some odd variety of a Bloodgood or something else? Thanks? Anyone else please feel free to answer!
I would guess that your plant above the graff died and you are getting whatever was the main plant minus the graft that produced the Bloodgood variety.
@@vickiransbottom2193 yeah i’m wondering what that main plant might be? Just a basic Acer Palmatum?
Hey there.. I just planted one last month and have been watering nightly when temps are 90+. Want to start going to every two days with water hosing. What do you suggest
if you want it to grow faster than keep it, more leaves = faster growth only trim a branch like that if it get really fat because you don't want to leave a cut scare even though the scare will heal over time search .....sacrifice branching
Livin in a van, down by THE RIVER!!!!
PS ...also this is the wrong time of year to be pruning. Let all the good the leaves have made go down into the root and prune only (if) you must in winter, then when it does bud out to grow it has all the stored up nutrients to flourish. Throwing off branches hap-hazardly is a waist of energy the tree could have used .
Are you the one who sales the Japanese maple saplings
WHEN SHOULD I PLANT MY SEEDS
I have one of those trees in my yard , but what I want to know is when will mind make seeds , I planted my tree in 2005 , I have never seen any seed from it yet ?? Oh I like to say this their is a lady down the street from so she let me get some seeds today 6-18-2016 , I put the seeds in some sreenwire , to dry out, now my question is , is its ok for me to do ??!
you may need another tree to pollinate it. Seeds need fertilized to produce progeny.
I lost two Japanese Maples in two different winters. I live in zone 6, so be careful !!
Can these be grown in the full sun?
in the spring..but not if you have high heat in summer then put them in shade or filtered light
Maple butcher!
Is there are market for Japanese maples that look this bad? Why would anyone want to keep trunk so thin? That's all his drastic pruning seems to be accomplishing. I find it makes the tree ugly. I'm surprised anyone would find this a desirable look.
And what's the benefit of grafting the trees? What's wrong with growing the species as is?
Edit: OK, after watching some of his other videos, and seeing certain trees in the background, I think the problem with this video is the title. I'm only assuming here, but I think he's combining the 2 maples in order to get a look unnatural to either. That must be the purpose of this drastic pruning. As another poster said, he's going for a lollipop look. A long straight trunk with a rounded section on top of weeping foliage. I'm not sure when he tries to let the trunk thicken, but maybe that was, or will be, explained in another video.
Hack. Bad pruning practice.
(I'm a tree care professional with 30+ years experience)