How Do You Prune Flowering Maple Plants?
The Flowering Maple plant is also know as Abutilon and is not really a maple tree, but gets the name because the shape of its leaves resemble a maple. They are generally a house plant, but can be grown outdoors in warmer temperatures. Although they are mostly a house plant, some pruning is required to ensure they grow properly.Pruning encourages new growth and rids the plant of dead and diseased growth. Depending on how much new growth you want, it may vary how you prune your plant. It is simple to prune your Flowering Maple Plant and it just takes a few basic materials. Prune your flowering maple plant in the early spring if you want minimal new growth. Use pruning shears to cut out dead, diseased, broken, or criss-crossed branches. Cut back plant in the spring if you are encouraging strong new growth. This will produce summer flowers that will grow on new wood. Trim back the plant in the summer after it has started flowering is another option. Cut back shoots to the ground, removing
