As the title suggests, I want to try and save this Japanese maple that we inherited with our new place that we bought about a year ago.
It was heavily pushed to this side by an overgrown and unkempt hedge that we decided to remove.
No limb on this maple is over say 5-6” in diameter, I’m planning to just go about things with my hand pruning saw, but want to make sure I can try and help this beautiful tree regain some structure and shape for our front yard!
by hughalx
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I would look up some yt videos about creating a ‘windswept’ appearance. Prolly want to take down some of the taller branches and keep the lower ones.
Tree is totally salvageable and shaping Japanese maples is a fun little hobby. Enjoy!
I wonder if you can use ropes and ratchet straps to pull on the branches and hold them until they stay on their own.