Split Japanese Maple

Warming, into the low 50s today and partly sunny.  As the snow recedes, the mess is revealed.  And the disasters.

The 'Crimson Queen' weeping Japanese maple in front is completely split in two from all the neavy snow this winter.  Not only was it buried by snowfall, but also by repeated piles from the snowblower as it cleared the front walk.  Shoveling off the front porch meant even more got dumped right on top of it.

I think I will try to bind the halves together with rope and see if they will graft back together.  I wonder if that could work.

Snowdrops are emerging under this damaged maple.  They are tiny and just coming up in the damp mulch, facing downward and not much to look at.  I really need big sweeps of these tiny clumpers to get any effect..

Sigh, I'm pretty discouraged.