I have always been told that it is best to make large cuts on acer campetres right after leaf drop in fall/early winter because they bleed alot and at that time they wont bleed as much. I have a couple which I have cut down in early spring and they survived but maybe they would have been more...
Very nice material! I have just created a virtual image of what I would aim for if it was my tree. Tilt the tree about 60 degrees clockwise, jin the lowest right side branch. Carve away some of the left trunk to make it less bulky and it already has deadwood.
What do you think of this idea? I...