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Wed, Aug 17, 11 at 18:21
| I stupidly hacked a few lower branches off our Japanese maple this afternoon, reducing it from a low-branched, elegant thing to an ugly, bare, forked one.
This is what it looks like:
Is there anything I can do to fix it? Will some branches grow back, or have I doomed the tree? :( It self-sowed several years ago and we previously never touched it. I wish I had just left it alone! |
Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Thu, Aug 18, 11 at 1:02
| Put...the saw...down. If the "bare legs" look doesn't grow on you, you could always plant something in front of it. tj |
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- Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on Fri, Aug 19, 11 at 22:40
| Recycle, that is a good looking tree you have. Wait till fall and if you like plant a dwarf conifer or under it. Your tree is fine, just a little different than before |
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