What we want is to do a prune that will facilitate more secondary branch growth while not allowing the Tree to pour sap from the cuts. Thats why we wait until Fall when we see we have dropped leaves and knowing that it has slowed its growth and is in or going into Dormancy . It doesn’t always get that cold here and I have held off on this seasonal prune in some Winters because the tree still looked too green. Today is not perfect but may be as close to perfect as we can get here in this warmer climate. How much sap we see after we make our cuts will indicate if we were correct in our timing. This is a pretty simple job and I’ll try to stagger the chops to better allow light in infiltrate the inner canopy when the Tree buds out. I will also leave a little on the ends past the Bud sites to allow for some die back.
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Good information Patricia. I think the camera was closer to your music than you were so it was a bit hard to hear you over it. The Trident is looking really nice.
Nice to see you working on a deciduous for a change. You seem to have left quite a lot of long uprights in my mind. I would suggest a second shortening before bud burst in the spring to encourage some horizontal shoots. If the growth is being drawn by the grow lights you may need some wiring . Maybe guy wires to keep the natural feel but to get a bit more horizontal growth. I feel it needs an oval or a soft rectangle pot wise. What are the dimensions of its current pot?
Magnificent.
Hand picking of the leaves. Nice and relaxing and easy to do. Nice root base on it. Careful pruning brings out the nice structure of this tree and vibrant growth in the spring. Excellent!!!
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Now it's fall, you hear the crunch of the leaves when you walk. That is a very nice Maple, It sure loves you and the balcony!