# Maples restyling

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [March 6, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873 "2021-03-06T16:02:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jass](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jass)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873/1 "2021-03-06T16:02:38Z")

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Hi everyone I have two maples thats I bought last year from the nursery they has been repotted in good soil and this year they are putting out a lot of new buds they current hight is 150 cm,I want reduce the hight to 50 cm so how can I start cut them?thanks

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**Author:** ![Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jass](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jass)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873/2 "2021-03-06T16:03:10Z")

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**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873/3 "2021-03-08T12:12:11Z")

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You’ll have to wait now until the foliage has hardened off otherwise the tree will bleed and will weaken as a result

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**Author:** ![Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jass](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Jass)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873/4 "2021-03-08T17:30:31Z")

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Thanks, after the foliage has hardened should I cut everything in single time or step by step ?

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**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/maples-restyling/7873/5 "2021-03-16T20:02:08Z")

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You can reduce the height by a couple of feet by cutting back to a bud. Then nipping out the leader will prevent it elongating too much. In the autumn you can reduce even further but you may need frost protection depending upon your winters.