The Japanese maple is a common name referring to a species of trees or shrubs under the scientific name Acer palmatum. They can be found throughout Japan, China, and Korea, but are often imported to ...

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Japanese maples are one of the most striking small trees for the landscape. They come in many different varieties, some growing 15 to 20 feet high at maturity and a width of 10 to 15 feet. Some grow ...

Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) aren’t going to provide shade over your backyard patio, but these ornamental trees can be the ...

Q.: Last summer, you discussed the problem with maple tree borders. I wonder if the same problems apply to the ornamental Japanese maple tree? I did not take precautions the previous fall and lost ...

Japanese maples, Acer palmatum, are popular, highly ornamental trees that add value and lustrous color to your landscape. Considered low maintenance, they grow well in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 7 ...

Q : Do you know what kind of Japanese maple tree this is? It is 25 years old and dying due to improper planting, according to an arborist who inspected it. These are pictures of it 10 years ago (see ...

We have a beautiful red ornamental Japanese Maple tree for years and now it’s grown so much that it’s starting to cover my bathroom window. When is the best time to prune this tree, and I mean really ...

Question: My Japanese maple tree (1 year old) is bright red in early spring. Then it turns green. Is there a way to keep this tree red? Question: January 21, 2007 — When should I cut back (and how far ...