Cloud pruning, or Niwaki, is a traditional Japanese technique for shaping trees into living art. Instead of a dense hedge or wild growth, this style creates an open, airy structure with carefully shaped “cloud-like” pads of foliage. Here's our tips to achieving this look in your garden: - Pick a tree with character (young or old), ideally 2m tall - Step back and visualise the final shape – airy and elegant - Start by removing dead, damaged, or diseased stems - Select evenly spaced horizontal bra
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Hey Good People! The pruning of Japanese Maples is an artistic practice, often referred to as aesthetic pruning or Niwaki (meaning 'garden tree'), that elevates the tree from a garden shrub to a living, sculptural work of art. This highly selective approach goes far beyond routine maintenance by intentionally guiding the tree's architecture to reveal its graceful, elegant form, particularly the branching structure. The technique shares an affinity with bonsai styling principles, focusing on crea
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