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Pruning Low Branches on an Autumn Blaze Maple Near a Deck

Maple branches don’t rise as the tree grows; they stay at the same height. If lower limbs interfere with your deck, prune them now (February is fine) as long as you remove no more than 25% of the total canopy.

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