Re: Japanese maple please help wanting to dig out
Posted: August 18th, 2013, 8:08 am
For what it's worth I cut back my maple 2 weeks ago in Brisbane and it bled the cut paste off for 3 days so maybe attack with caution lol.
I wouldn't want to dig such a large tree the weight of the rootball would be a concern. And trying to reduce it maybe hard. Plus it would be very hard to dig up.
Concider air layering it instead this will enable you to grow a beautiful new root system and also be able to have movement and taper close to the base by layering it below a junction and removing certain branches .
Post a photo. And I can give more advice on what I mean.
If u dig it you will have a huge root mass and a very large stump .
If you use the air layer method it could save you years in trunk development.