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- Cutting the sliced maple correctly - you should pay attention to this
- Best date is before the shootout
- Instructions for the correct cut
- Tips
Slit maple should be cut with a lot of fingertip feeling
Cutting the sliced maple correctly - you should pay attention to this
Shale maple varieties have the reputation of not being able to handle a shape cut well. In fact, Acer palmatum is one of the most popular bonsai species in Japan, because it is quite suitable for cutting measures. The expert approach is based primarily on a central aspect. This guide explains how to cut your slit maple correctly.
Best date is before the shootout
Sliced maple is not one of the native maple species and responds accordingly sensitive to interference with its growth. With a judicious appointment choice, you effectively prevent problems after a pruning. How to do it right:
Instructions for the correct cut
The warnings of pruning at the slot maple are based on the property of hard to dislodge from old wood or not at all. This is why home gardeners are grudgingly accepting when the Asian wood grows sparsely and loses its compact shape. In fact, you can cut your Acer palmatum into shape if you follow the procedure below:
On slow-growing varieties, such as 'Mikawa yatsubusa' or 'Shaina' at 5 to 10 cm per year, you will hardly ever think about a pruning. These cultivars maintain their compact growth and do not lose out. In contrast, the popular Red Maple, Atropurpureum, grows up to 50 cm a year, which can lead to uncontrolled gesturing branches. In fast-growing sliced maple varieties, do not be afraid to use scissors to restrain growth.
Tips
If your sliced maple suffers from severe frost damage, the plant's self-healing powers are insufficient for regeneration. Cut frozen shoots back to healthy wood in the spring, your Japanese maple usually recovers. Healthy wood can be recognized as green tissue under the bark. Deadwood can be identified by gray and dry tissue.