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Maple example 2

This maple has a couple leaders growing side-by-side in the upper canopy. Minor pruning can bring this tree back to good quality.

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maples before pruning

before pruning

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maple tree

close-up

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maple tree

closer

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maple tree

even closer

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maple after pruning

after pruning close

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maple after pruning

after pruning

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maple tree

entire tree

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finished maple tree

finished tree

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maple pruning depris

pruning debris

minor pruning can tweak the canopy of a quality tree to make it even better