Japanese Maples: I've been pruning again, 1 by largosmom

largosmom wrote:
The result. No more waving limb competing with the main trunk for attention, and the little twigs along the base of the branches removed and a bit less shrubby this year.

Next year, I hope the branches will widen and weep to fill in the space a bit more visually.

This one likes to send a bunch of twigs out at the joints, so it must have a bit of a "broom" background to it. Over time, the joints should be rather knobby and interesting.