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This Japanese maple hadn't been pruned in years. It contained much dead wood and many crisscrossing branches. Therefore, I had to radically prune it to regain proper structure, even as Japanese bonsai artists do with wild trees when they start the bonsai process. Moreover, I pruned this tree in the middle of the growing season with two more months of growing left to go. By the time it is done growing, it will have a full crown with good branching architecture. It's not possible to show or explain this whole process in a quick video. If people don't understand this, they're likely to think that I over-pruned this tree. Furthermore, I live and work in the coastal area of the Pacific Northwest in Oregon where plants grow very quickly in our moderate climate. That's why Oregon has traditionally been the number one timber producing state in the U.S. for years , and why we are in the middle of a major nursery stock growing region. Trees and shrubs just grow quickly here. In other parts of the country where plants grow slower, such a radical pruning approach may not be advisable. Enjoy.

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