JAPANESE LACELEAF maples (Acer palmatum var. ‘Dissectum’) are among the loveliest trees in the Puget Sound region. These gorgeous trees thrive in our climate, and their graceful, cascading form brings ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You won’t stop at just one, once you discover what they can do for your garden: “People get obsessed.” By Margaret Roach Matthew and Timothy Nichols’s story could be a case study of what it means to ...

Japanese maples rank among the world's most beloved trees, and it's very easy to see why. Not only are Japanese maples incredibly beautiful to look at, but they're also among those trees that can ...

What: Acer palmatum “Tamuke yama” is one of the best forms of red laceleaf Japanese maples because it holds its burgundy-red foliage color though the summer. In spring, the foliage emerges a deep red, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Roger: My friend Charlie saved seeds from a Japanese maple and tried to germinate them the following year. None of them came up. Do these types of seeds need to be pollinated during their growth ...