This Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Tamukeyama’ was ready for a major styling. I cut back the branches to develop a more compact silhouette and improve ramification closer to the trunk. The wheeping branches were wired upwards. New branches will be grafted in spring. ...

This small American Beech or Fagus grandifolia originates from a sapling collected in forest in spring 2019. Its slender shape is slowly appearing. Deciduous are built over many years. ...

Clean-up of a Trident Maple forest created from seedlings in spring 2020. ...

Defoliation and fall pruning of a five-trunk Japanese Maple. ...

Fall pruning on a Crabapple and removal of two sacrifice branches. ...

Defoliation and fall pruning of a Japanese Maple. ...

Fall pruning of a small japanese maple. ...

Fall pruning of a small japanese maple. ...

“À l’automne, les hydrates de carbone dont le tissu chlorophyllien est gorgé, se transforment en anthocyane et colorent brillamment les feuilles de rouge pourpré. Nos bois deviennent alors incomparablement beaux. Les pentes sourceuses des Laurentides et les forêts de la plaine alluviale forment des horizons sanglants où sur le vert profond des résineux s’ajoutent, chevauchent et se fondent les gammes infinies des teintes que le rouge a sur sa palette.” - Frère Marie-Victorin (1885-1944) Flore laurentienne, p. 396, 397. ...

In 2022 I will sow the following species. The specific seed treatment steps are given at the end. ...