Pruning and Shaping a Large Japanese Maples to Keep them Healthy and well shaped.

Large overgrown Japanese Maples can be pruned and shaped to keep them healthy and looking good.
Craig Wilson from Gentiana Nursery demonstrates how to prune and shape a large Acer palmatum, over 40 years old. Before and after included.
Key Moments
00:00 Introduction and Before Pruning
01:54 Equipment
02:10 Pruning demonstration part 1
10:51 Preparing your Maple for pruning
11:10 Pruning demonstration part 2
24:56 Final results and follow up pruning

[@cloudattack3279]

My mum never pruned hers, she loved it so much. She passed last year and im at her home keeping the garden looking good. Thanks for the video, mums is a little smaller but in desperate need of a good prune. I know its set and healthy, now I’ll know its tough too. 👍🇦🇺

[@dsmile67]

We are heavy into Japanese maples and we have more than 70, and your video one of the best I've seen that actually does it correctly!

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks Eastham, we have a few Japanese Maples as well, Hanna Matoi is a favourite as are Seiryu and Orangeola.
It took over a year to make that one, but actually a lot of fun.

[@observer8838]

Really helpful tutorial - thank you Johnny and Craig.

[@jimbojackson2900]

I love your pruning videos!

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks for watching - And we really like making them as well.....

[@nerinat8371]

Great tutorial, thanks so much

[@johnnyAGardening]

Thanks Nerina, Craig and I enjoyed making it over 12 months. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@dsmile67]

And I also like how you showed the result

[@johnnyAGardening]

@@dsmile67 Thanks Eastham, we have a few Japanese Maples as well, Hanna Matoi is a favourite as are Seiryu and Orangeola.
It took over a year to make that one, but actually a lot of fun.