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  A Japanese Maple Gets a Bonsai-Inspired Makeover

Japanese maple after fine pruning

This mature Japanese maple on a Lake Oswego estate had become overgrown. Creative Landscapes gave the tree a thinning and shaping using arborist's standards to eliminate dead wood and crossing branches and encourage healthy growth.

Our other considerations were purely aesthetic. Trained in the Japanese art of bonsai, we opened up the branch structure to expose the tree’s dramatic beauty. Our goal was to transform the shaggy maple into a healthy tree with a striking natural silhouette.

Japanese maple before pruning

 
   
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