Pruning lace-leaf maples for character

Many people care for Japanese maple trees on their property, especially lace-leaf maples. One of the most popular, Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Crimson Queen’. This pruning course is offered after the trees new growth has flushed out to get maximum learning opportunities. Lincoln Proud will focus on the fundamentals of pruning as it pertains to lace-leaf maples and other dissectums.

The class will begin with a short lecture on basic botany and growth habits as it pertains to dissectum Japanese maples in Gresham Japanese Garden’s newly remodeled Kyoudou Center. After that, students will go into the Japanese garden (Tsuru Island) to learn how the pruning fundamentals are applied to various circumstances, and how to apply this information to your own trees.

There will be time at the end for questions and answers.