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Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples (part 1)
Aesthetic Pruning of Japanese Maples (part 2) Root Pruning of Japanese Maples
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Planting Directions for Containers
Growing Japanese Maples in containers is a long term project. The maples can live to be over 100 years old. The Japanese consider them ancestral and pass the trees from generation to generation.
How We Ship
Shipping plants is all about timing. It is a challenge to coordinate the growth cycles of the trees with the climate where they are grown, and the climate where they are being shipped.
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