major pruning winter, maintenance pruning early spring before leafing. lots of mine will be allowed to leaf and once the second set arrive the 1st will be pinched back
albeit this is what i work from:
Pruning Unless extension is required to form new areas of foliage or branches, cut new growth back to one or two pairs of leaves following bursts of growth through the growing season.
Hard-pruning and formative pruning should be carried out in Autumn after leaf-fall (preferably within 1 week) or during the mid-summer semi-dormant period when wounds can heal very quickly. Never prune during Spring as all Acer species have a habit of bleeding profusely which can severely weaken the plant or even result in the loss of branches. Ensure all wounds are sealed.
not officially spring yet. but true it pretty much is
but as advised, you can minor prune back most the year, pinching back to keep the internodes closer together and not have longer blank branches, you just wouldnt on larger branches as quoted above
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Yes, afraid so, there are as many opinions as there are people you ask for them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
major pruning winter, maintenance pruning early spring before leafing. lots of mine will be allowed to leaf and once the second set arrive the 1st will be pinched back
albeit this is what i work from:
Pruning Unless extension is required to form new areas of foliage or branches, cut new growth back to one or two pairs of leaves following bursts of growth through the growing season.
Hard-pruning and formative pruning should be carried out in Autumn after leaf-fall (preferably within 1 week) or during the mid-summer semi-dormant period when wounds can heal very quickly. Never prune during Spring as all Acer species have a habit of bleeding profusely which can severely weaken the plant or even result in the loss of branches. Ensure all wounds are sealed.
but this is from a bonsai perspective but holds for all acers if shaping etc
Not meaning to be rude, but Is it not Spring then?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
in the words of "dirty Harry":
"Opinions are like A**holes, everyone has one"
Funny Hosta, I was thinking of that quote, when we started this discussion.
" Are you feeling lucky punk."
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
great minds eh Punkdoc?
not officially spring yet. but true it pretty much is
but as advised, you can minor prune back most the year, pinching back to keep the internodes closer together and not have longer blank branches, you just wouldnt on larger branches as quoted above
Not wishing to take sides, but if OP is in Guernsey, rather than, say Aberdeen, I'd say it's Spring there.
Buds are breaking = Spring in my book.
Just a thought.
true, wasnt arguing against