- The best time is in winter - tips for choosing a date
- Cut field maple in stages - this is how it works
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Field maple is a master of floral versatility. The native maple species thrives just as splendidly as a hedge as as an imposing solitaire. These instructions focus on the professional tree pruning on the measure holder with tips for the right time.
After the leaves are dropped in autumn, the field maple can be pruned
The best time is in winter - tips for choosing a date
In the course of its rapid growth, a field maple sometimes loses its decorative crown shape. At least at a young age, a pruning is therefore unavoidable. One of the numerous advantages of an Acer campestre is the flexible choice of dates. These options are available:
- Best time: during the sap dormancy between February and March
- Alternative date: after the leaves have fallen in autumn
- Summer pruning: after St. John's Day at the end of June/beginning of July
It is important to note that it does not freeze during the day or that the sun is shining brightly. Ideally, the weather will be mild, overcast and dry.
Cut field maple in stages - this is how it works
The main cut in autumn or late winter initially targets the deadwood. Cut dead, stunted and inward branches at the base. Do not leave stubs, because diseases and pests find a coveted target here. Position the scissors or saw in such a way that the branch ring is not damaged.
A thinned crown makes it easier to decide to what extent the branches should be shortened. Take a pair of freshly sharpened, sanitized pruning shears. Make each cut a short distance from a leaf node. With this cut, you wake up sleeping eyes from their slumber so that they sprout vitally next spring.
Cut thick branches perfectly - this is how you do it right
When cutting thick branches, there is a risk of injury for both the gardener and the tree. In garden practice, a step-by-step approach based on the “salami tactic” has proven itself. First saw the branch about 2 cm deep from bottom to top at a distance of 10 cm from the trunk. Now position the saw 15 cm above and cut until the branch breaks.
Finally, saw off the remaining stub on a string and smooth the cut with a sharp knife.
tips
The spherical field maple (Acer campestre "Nanum") is very popular with home gardeners because it is much more tolerant of pruning than a spherical maple (Acer platanoides "Globosum"). A ball maple only gets an extensive pruning in exceptional cases, because the tree tends to bleed out. A refined spherical field maple is not burdened with this shortcoming.