Just yesterday, I had an arborist come in and trim and shape my Japanese Maple and River Birch it looks like he cut way too much. Looking for advice and insight. Will they grow back and look normal? Or is there a chance that they will die. I am in southeast Michigan after and before pictures. Thank you in advance.
Were these trees cut back too much?
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I don't have any issues with the work, most of the lower branches would have started to die off anyway due to lack of sunlight, the crowns have been lifted, the trees will now concentrate on higher growth and I'm sure will thrive 
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I guess the big question is what did you tell the arborist you wanted done? And were they a certified arborist?
There's pruning for health (dead/diseased/damaged branches, etc), then there's pruning for aesthetics. It's the aesthetic pruning that can be pretty variable from one pro to the next, and a lot of that depends on what the client says they want.
There's pruning for health (dead/diseased/damaged branches, etc), then there's pruning for aesthetics. It's the aesthetic pruning that can be pretty variable from one pro to the next, and a lot of that depends on what the client says they want.
