'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 ...

A case study. The solution is easy. Here's an actual case study on a small Japanese maple I purchased from a high-quality garden center. The dwarf maple was purchased in a 7-gallon plastic pot.

Select the Right Japanese Maple Tree The "trees" range from 2 to 30 feet tall, and their forms can be weeping, rounded, dwarf, mounding, upright, or cascading. Which one’s for you? For containers or ...

Though they’re small, dwarf Japanese maples offer big rewards. Plant one in your yard and enjoy the color and interest these trees bring to the garden space. by Pam Roy; Saturday, October 6 ...

Ring around the Japanese maple. Updated: May. 30, ... Trees and grass don't play well together, ... Japanese plum yew, cherry laurel, dwarf nandina and dwarf boxwood.

Japanese maple bonsai trees like morning sun and afternoon shade, so they do best on the east side of a house. “You want them to get sun, but not during the heat of the day, the real intense sun ...

The Japanese maple has no flowers to speak of. It is not a reservoir of life for native pollinators. It is somewhat expensive to buy and is slow to grow. Every garden should have one. Few other ...

Plant the tree and backfill with the excavated soil, then top with 1 to 2 inches of compost. Tamp the ground to remove air pockets and water well. Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a ...