I Have A Second Year Japanese Maple Tree In My Yard And The Tree At The Top Did A Spurt? Should I Cut The Branches Off?

Question

Should I trim off the sporadic branches?

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Answer 1

They may be coming from below the graft, so they definitely should be removed. Japanese maples are routinely grafted whereby the desirable upper part of the tree is grafted onto a rootstalk, which can grow and overtake the tree. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/japanese-maple/japanese-maple-care-pruning.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/tree-sucker-removal-and-tree-sucker-control.htm