These two maples got a bunch of kind of wild new growth toward the end of summer. I think it looks kind of unusual the way it’s so much longer than the older growth. The newer branches are staying green longer, while the older leaves are starting to turn yellow. They are also reaching more heavily toward the south.
I’m wondering if this looks normal and also whether we should attempt to prune some of the new growth back before winter. Any advice would be appreciated.
by Purple6164
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In my experience young Japanese maples respond very well to pruning with a burst of growth. So, no I wouldn’t prune right now. Some people prune when dormant in winter. I’ve had dieback when doing that with my Emperor I’s and Korean maples so now I wait til 2nd week of June to prune.
My plants also put on good growth late this season. We had several 3 week droughts with hot weather, then lots of rain and they responded in late Sept. Even with early frosts, most everything is still blooming – petunias included. I just hope they know what they’re doing – winter is coming.
We’ve had this question recently on the tree subs. This is a flush of new growth either from fertilization or release from the pot (or both). In this case, in the winter, prune out what you don’t want.