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How to Plant a Japanese Maple Tree to Enjoy Its Gorgeous Foliage

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air ...

Japanese maples look 'more beautiful' when pruned at 1 time of the year

Pruning Japanese maples can be a bit of a mystery, but with the right technique and proper timing, you can keep your Japanese ...

The 'best time' to prune Japanese maples so they look 'more beautiful'

Pruning is a key task when it comes to caring for Japanese maples, yet many gardeners are left baffled about how to do it ...

Japanese maple trees will look even more beautiful when pruned at one time of year

Pruning is a key task when it comes to caring for Japanese maples, yet many gardeners are left baffled about how to do it ...
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Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence of improper wintertime pruning. The practice has even been given a not-so-affectionate nickname: ...
The Mirror

Japanese maple trees should be pruned at 1 specific time to 'restore natural beauty'

Whilst certain Japanese maple varieties provide year-round appeal through their delicate shapes and diverse leaf hues during spring and summer, it's during autumn that their foliage truly comes alive.
Fort Collins Coloradoan

Here's why now is the prime time to prune your trees in Colorado, and how to do it

Some of the best love you can give your trees is pruning them around Valentine's Day in Colorado. Most people haven't started thinking about yard work with spring officially a little more than a month ...
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Fielding Questions: Maple headache, hibiscus pruning, African violet blooms

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...
Daily Express

Japanese maple trees will be restored to their 'natural beauty' if pruned at specific time

While some Japanese maple varieties offer year-round interest with their delicate shapes and varied leaf colours in spring and summer, it's in autumn when their foliage truly shines. They turn into ...

Japanese maples will look ‘more beautiful’ when you prune them at 1 time of the year

Deciding when to prune Japanese maples can be a bit of a puzzle, especially as spring and summer pruning should be avoided. The first step is to remove any dead wood, which is often found on the ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Don’t commit ‘Crape Murder.’ Here’s how to properly prune a crape myrtle tree

This improperly pruned crape myrtle tree has undergone “crape murder,” which is when the entire crown of the crape myrtle tree is cut off. Courtesy of Leaf & Limb, a Raleigh-based tree care company ...

Japanese maples will look 'more beautiful' if pruned at certain time

Pruning is a key task when it comes to caring for Japanese maples, yet many gardeners are left baffled about how to do it ...