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Pruning Japanese Maples in the Zen Garden | Our Japanese Garden Escape



Japanese maples are an integral part of many Japanese gardens and one of the most easily recognizable plant species. There are many different types of maples and this video will focus on three or four different varieties within our Zen garden. The video covers in detail the techniques used for both light and hard pruning of Japanese maples. Explanation is given on the way to approach pruning a maple tree with the emphasis and understanding on following the flow and structure of the plant itself and working with the natural character of the individual maple to produce the desired shape and form that appears natural, works with the tree and is not forced.

Plants mentioned in this video:
Japanese maple (green) – Acer palmatum
Dissected Japanese maple (red) – Acer palmatum var. dissectum

We are in a climate/hardiness zone 6 and all plants above are growing well in our garden.

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10 Comments

  4. Blue Jay

    While I applaud your efforts I feel it’s much easier to prune Japanese maples when they are dormant. You can see and develop the branching habit when the leaves are gone
    Pruning with leaves is tricky and I’ve done some horrible things doing so. I limit pruning during active growth until after the second growth flush and only to correct some unruly development

  7. thefitzs

    I have a beautiful 2 year old Red Dragon laceleaf Maple which is really filling out great this year. I will let it grow for another year before doing any shaping/pruning on it. Thanks for the content!

  8. Alex Tamchynova Nature

    Firstly, I was taught that when pruning Japanese maple, significant cuts (of larger branches) are done when the tree is dormant (so it won't bleed out), and smaller cuts to keep the shape are done in summer.
    Secondly, you cut all the branches growing down or vertically up, and then cut one branch of your choice where you have three branches in one node to create a Y.

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