Pruning Two Maples

I prune my generic Japanese and Amur ('Flame') maples. They've grown well this spring, the leaves have hardened off, and they are ready for pruning. I describe some aspects of bonsai culture and pruning.

[@mikec3820]

nice trees! my friends/fam always ask my if my acer palmatum trees are cannbis plants lol. they are one of my favorites to bonsai with of the japanese species. i like native or naturalized a lot too.

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

Thanks! Ha, yep, my Mikawa Yatsubusa JM has been mistaken for a cannabis before. JM are definitely my favorite bonsai subject. But I agree, there are plenty of great species native to North America that make great bonsai. I'm really loving my Western Hemlock and Douglas Fir that I collected in the forest about an hour from my home right now.

[@jejakbonsai95]

Very inspiring, thank you..
New subscriber 👍👍

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. And thank you for subscribing.

[@jejakbonsai95]

Your welcome brother

[@n8tyler]

Very nice...Such vigorous growth in such a short time...Obviously very healthy trees...Well done and great narrative...Thanks...

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

Thank you for all of your kind comments - much appreciated! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.

[@acer_p_bonsai]

Lovely Amur maple!! 🍁
Let me clarify a few of the Japanese leaf cutting terms.
Hagari: defoliation. This refers to removing both pairs of leaves at a node. Most commonly the entire tree or the outer canopy of the tree.
Hagiri: leaf cutting. This is cutting down the size of individual leaf blades.
Hasukashi: this is removing one leaf from each pair of leaves, usually leaving the smaller leaf or the better positioned leaf.
Hope that helps! Keep up the great videos!! 🙏🏽 🪴 🍁

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

Thank you! And thank you for clarifying the terms. It's funny because after I used one of these incorrectly in my video, I happened to watch one of your videos where you used the term correctly, and I realized my mistake. I think I learned the term incorrectly from RUclips...I wonder what other false info I'm perpetuating on my channel...

[@acer_p_bonsai]

@@BonsaiNorthwest we all make mistakes. But think in that video I said “keep the larger leaf” (instead of smaller) by mistake 🤫 🤐 😆

[@chrismarshall8321]

Nice work 👏

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

Thank you. It's always fun to take an overgrown maple and make it look like a bonsai again.

[@garyjohnson2989]

"Generic"...no bro, they Acer Palmatum Mountain Maples. Any Maple without a name is a Mt Maple

[@BonsaiNorthwest]

That is a more compelling common name than generic!