One plant that simply must be present in every yard is a laceleaf Japanese maple. You know the ones: the beautiful, manageable-sized trees that have interesting leaves in stunning colors all ...

'Murasaki Kiyohime' is a great dwarf Japanese maple with dramatic spring color showing red-purple leaf borders with green centers. Its fall color is yellow, orange and red. Howard Garrett / Special ...

Q: My Japanese maple is behaving oddly. It has two types of leaves; part of it grows low to the ground with red leaves and the other grows straight up with green ones. How should I trim this strange ...

Q: What Japanese red maples do you recommend for their hardiness in our climate, given its extremes of cold, heat, humidity, and dryness? I live in State College, which is a bit colder than the ...

Few trees can match the refined elegance of a red laceleaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum 'dissectum'), yet they are surprisingly easy to grow in containers. Choose carefully when you buy one. Some get ...

Laceleaf Maple; My favorite tree at the Portland Japanese Garden. Shot from ground level on a foggy morning.; David Walsh (Dave Walsh) We received more than 1,000 garden photographs in the 2014 Homes ...

I love maple trees but do not have room for large trees on my small lot. I see a lot of Japanese maples. Are they good choices for our area? Other than flowering small trees, Japanese maples are the ...

Spring is just around the corner and landscapes with azaleas, camellias, dogwoods and redbuds look simply incredible. But as magnificent as these landscapes are, they are not complete without the ...

Our home sits on a hill surrounded by a wrap-around, constantly changing flower garden with planting beds containing a large number of assorted plants, many of which have not reached maturity. Over ...

Japanese maples are amongst the most beloved trees globally, and with excellent reason. Not only are they incredibly attractive to look at, but they're also amongst those trees that can completely ...

Japanese maples are some of the most popular trees in the world, and for good reason. Not only are they extremely pleasing to the eye, but they are also one of those trees that aesthetically transform ...