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Home » Plant Care » Training Japanese Maples To Grow Properly

Training Japanese Maples To Grow Properly

Updated : January 8, 2015

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  1. Peg says

    July 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Mike, after watching this video I went out and pruned my Japanese maple. It is very tiny, only about 5″ tall and I have had it for about 5 yrs. I wanted a very slow grower and it is. However, it had a couple of branches that were very long and while it broke my heart to do it, I cut them off and maybe it will grow a little taller. I appreciate all of your videos, but I have a question. If I want to make cuttings of some of my bushes, potentilla and burning bushes, and I don’t know the exact variety, how can make tags for them? Are all of my cuttings no good now? Thanks again for all you do.

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  2. James says

    April 17, 2013 at 2:27 am

    Hi Mike love your site and really liked your grafting DVD is your growing system 37 or47 dollars? Also you sell your plant propagation book is this covered in your system?? Thanks to you im getting into Japanese maples have 300+ seeds in ref now just waiting and hoping.. Thanks for all you do James

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  3. Keith says

    April 6, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Mike, Once you cut off what looks like the main top of any tree will it stop getting much taller and just get bushier around the top? I am asking about trees in general as well as Acer palmatums and dissectums.

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  4. Ellen says

    December 6, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Hi Mike, My Brother cut my dads Fig Tree all the way to the ground . He left 3 stems about 5 inches tall. Will it come back? Worried! Ellen

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  5. SANDY says

    December 1, 2011 at 12:23 pm

    I have several varieties of Japanese maples. I have never pruned them, but having watched your video, they all have a date with my pruners! Thanks, Mike

    Sandy

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  6. mary says

    November 12, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Thank you Mike,very helpful…Mary

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