Two More Majestic Japanese Maples

Japanese Maple - After

This Japanese Maple, this girl (I ignore PC pronouns when writing. The words don't seem to mind. She is a she.) was a mess and she will never be the big girl on the property, nor was she meant to be. 

She is a among a variety of well-placed and orchestrated plants, plant beds and vignettes on a new customer's rather vast property aligned along a pond.

She receives the needed light in a shaded area. Her placement was so apropos.

The owner revealed to me, knowingly, as beautiful as the property is, it needs some changes and restoration. We, together, will address such, even if it goes whimsical. This could get fun. Thank you, Elaine.

Japanese Maple - Before

There is the beauty of so many gorgeous plants for which we choose to adorn our properties. We are selfish, but we do need to care for them.

All trees and shrubs, beyond their health and well-being, can benefit from pruning which takes advantage of their branch structure and growth habit.

The Japanese Maple is one of those plants, gorgeous as can be, having inconspicuous flowers which produce a samara - two (typically) fruit-seeds  encased in a thin paper-like tissue shaped like a wing so that it can travel further and propagate.

Japanese Maple - Before

This wonderful mess is on a different beautiful property, but her interesting branch structure was not being enjoyed. 

Beyond being tasked with pruning this japanese maple, I was also charged with trimming and shaping (gum drop) about 13 japanese hollies and pruning several japanese yews (shown) down to almost nothing. Put simply; the other tasks were not as interesting as working on this girl.

Soon the reduced japanese yews will put out new shoots and foliage, becoming small under-story plants for the japanese maple.

Japanese Maple - After

For more articles on japanese maples, please go to https://shootsandmatters.blogspot.com/search?q=japanese+maple. This includes a few Customer Plant Selection Reviews which contain japanese maples and many other plants as well, but you may find them helpful, nonetheless.

Can japanese maple leaves make for a delicious appetizer or hors d'oeuvre?

Some say, "Yes." And, I wouldn't mind trying one.

See the video below.

Japanese Maple - After

Bon appetit!