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- Red maple - cutting allowed or better not?
- Do not cut more than absolutely necessary
- Hints for a successful pruning
- The right time for a pruning
- Tips
Red maple should be cut as rarely as possible
Red maple - cutting allowed or better not?
In general, maples should be cut as little as possible, as these trees are very prone to bleeding and also quickly become infected with various pathogens. Also native to North America red maple (Acer rubrum) is no exception to this rule. However, as the very positive experiences of many bonsai lovers show, a pruning under certain conditions and in compliance with various rules is quite feasible, in many cases even meaningful.
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When it comes to pruning, the red maple is quite sensitive, as it tends to bleed - like all maples. In addition, pathogens quickly invade through the open wounds, which in turn leads to a weakening of the tree and the death of the affected plant parts, if not the whole tree. In addition, red maple, also typical of various maple species, does not use old wood. Nevertheless, a pruning may be necessary for various reasons, for example
Hints for a successful pruning
Of course, a required pruning does not always result in the death of the tree, if you follow these rules:
The right time for a pruning
Because of their tendency to bleed, maples should never be cut during the growing season because the juice pressure at that time is very high and bleeding can not be stopped. Since a pruning should also be avoided in the late autumn or winter due to the risk of infection, grab at best in the spring for pruning shears. Choose a frost-free period before the leaves are released.
Tips
Dead plant parts can be cut back at any time, provided healthy shoots and branches are not affected.