Once your tree matures, it won't need nearly as much.

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Jul 13, For this reason, we only recommend starting to prune maple trees once they have reached at least 3 years old, before that is definitely not the best time to prune a maple. Pruning Maple Trees in Spring or Summer.

As we’ve already said, pruning maple trees in summer or the latter part of spring as opposed to early spring or winter, means significantly less detrimental sap loss for the tree Estimated Reading Time: 11 mins. Jul 21, We explain and show the steps to properly prune a laceleaf Japanese maple in summer. Many of the principles also apply to other trees and shrubs.

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