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Beautiful plants, frustratingly slow growing. The advice Charles Morgan points you to is (unsurprisingly) spot on. We were fortunate enough to have one in the garden of the house we have just sold. I would only prune an acer palmatum sparingly if at all. They are very prone to die-back, so should be pruned I think back to the main stem. If that takes too much out then I'd leave it large. Not sure where in the country you are, but in the south the sap may have started flowing again already, in which case that's curtains for any pruning until next year.
I have three Acers at home, all of which are showing signs of budding (an encouraging sign as none have been particularly well looked after following my move and two dropped all their leaves very early). I would most certainly not prune now, however chill it gets in the next week.
I have one in a tub spare Nick - I bought it to dress my last flat garden for sale.
Too late now, especially down in the South.
You can, of course, do a very light shaping during the season should it be absolutely necessary.
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