Pruning and patience may be all that is needed for struggling Japanese Maples. This Japanese Maple had significant winter dieback, losing several main branches. By simply removing the dead branches and pruning live branches back as well, for “form,” this Japanese Maple surely will grow back into a nice tree. Removing dead branches, which will be obvious as they appear grey/white/tan in color, versus reddish in living color, will speed up the plant’s ability to thrive again. Japanese Maples are extremely resilient plants. The pruned tree pictured here will thrive.
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