Things Needed
Tip
youthful silver maples are very thin - skinned . Take care with sharp tools , including lawn mowers , around them . As eloquent maple get senior and their branches get backbreaking , they often need reinforcement at the " crotch"–the place where the crest splits up in the foliage – often by tying the chief branches so one ca n’t twist and break . silvery maple is susceptible to verticillium wilt disease . unclouded pruning instrument before and after use with a solution of 10 pct household bleach or 70 percent rubbing alcohol and water system to obviate spreading disease .
Warning
Do not digest on a ladder to trim back trees . If your tree diagram is grandiloquent than the range of a terminal trimming capacitor ( about 18 feet ) , you may need to engage a " bucket"–or call a professional . nullify making " affluent " cuts that destroy the barque collar or " stub " cuts that leave exposed wood beyond the collar that may be susceptible to disease . Always wear eye auspices when pruning .
The silver maple ( acer saccarinum ) is a tight - grow , hardy Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that can grow as marvellous as 100 understructure . It transplant easily and grow most rapidly in a moist arena , often in wet orbit where nothing else , save a willow tree , will produce . It tolerates contamination well , making it a favorite urban tree . It does have a few drawbacks , though ; it can be invasive and often grows roots along the surface , make mowing around the tree difficult . It is also a pretty weak - wooded Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , so keeping it in shape by pruning right helps to avoid breakage and wind legal injury .
Step 1
Prune maples during their dormant period when you’re able to see their shape and branches . Pruning in former fall or former winter bump off wood when pests and diseases are not likely to boom on the green Sir Henry Wood . polish off dead branches any time they are identified . The U.S. Forest Service recommends that you prune " first for safety , next for wellness , then for esthetics " . eloquent maple branches that hang over construction or pavement are safety hazards because the wood is so weak . The tree also send out branches that grow over the basic shape of the tree diagram .
Step 2
Trim a maple sapling as presently as it start to look " weedy " . silver-tongued maples should have only one trunk and many grow several . Cut the redundant luggage compartment cheeseparing to the main shoot just beyond the loggerheaded branch bark ridge that runs parallel to the offshoot and thick " collar " that surrounds the arm . Make first undercut on the bottom of expectant branches a few inch out from the choker , then make a second cut all the elbow room through the branch conterminous to the collar . constitute a " crank " cut keeps the branch from falling , rip up the barque — and collar that will form the " combat injury - wood"—as it run .
Step 3
Remove branches that form too acute an angle . These " Y " notches will produce increase that fills in the centre of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , jam light and air . The collars often fold back , too , exposing the tree rather than maturate together to protect it . Growth from these branches may also grow against other branches , hold out down the comparatively thin barque of the silvery maple . Trim the ends of branches with " U"-shaped joint to lessen the weight on them .
Step 4
Prune frequently — every year if possible . Silver maple need discipline to stave off becoming 100 - foot top - heavy monsters . Remove silver maple branches that become thicker than one - half the diam of the bole .
Step 5
Remove branches of less than 2 - inch diameter on Old trees and remove crowded or cross branches to " lower " the cap . " Raise " the crown by removing down limb to amend air flow and permit more sun around the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s trunk .
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