Would you prune a wind burnt Acer?

Hi all,
I have 2 Acers. One in a pot and one in the ground. I'm not sure of the exact names. One is green and the other a purple/plum colour. (Apologies) Both are around 2 ft in height and are doing well. Last week both got pretty badly wind burnt during the bad weather. Would you prune the wind burnt sections off? I have never pruned them.
Thanks in advance

 

Good question IMO.

Container homed subjects tend to attract ones eye more than the usual planted specimen. So in a way, even a tiny brown or black mark, or some deformity is somewhat magnified. So when looking at the plant, your first view is this blot on the landscape.

We may not be aware of it but. All the time, leaves and growths are going through many natural changes. No direspects to anyone but. We can often wrongly identify plant problems especially trying to seperate natural forms of die-back, perhaps the odd splash of some chemical, the possible onset of bacterial or viral infection.

Quite often, thankfully the problem is simple. So act accordingly. 'Windburn' as you call it can be a different subject. Often the sudden burnt look of a hedge can cause problems. The sudden burned like patch in a hedge. Big question mark. Is it wind-burn or is it something else. Please if you are not cerain or qualifide to diagnose. Ask before hacking out lumps of foliage etc.

 

@Jasmine star I would wait a few weeks and see what natural recovery there was and then remove any bits that were dead.

 

Thank you all for taking the time to reply. I will leave them alone and see how they get on.