In the third year of developing our Japanese garden, I began planning my trees. Naturally, I turned my attention to Japanese maples. The history of these trees is amazing. Twenty-three species of ...

What: Acer palmatum ‘Shindeshojo’ is one of the few Japanese maples grown for the spring foliage color rather than the fall color. ‘Shindeshojo’ amazes with a shocking early season show.

One of my favorite varieties is Acer palmatum 'Red Dragon', renowned for producing deep purple leaves that turn crimson-red in the fall. In a pot, this variety is a dramatic addition to any space.

Acers, Japanese pines, Judas trees, and Chinese dogwoods will also thrive in pots – and don't forget that you can try something like a pleached tree or topiary specimen of box, yew, bay, privet or ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees. Several different fungi can cause the symptoms we describe as anthracnose.

The ones in my favorite column include the large-growing green species plant (Acer palmatum) that is the mother plant for many of the hybrids.I have several of these. They are tough, can take more ...

The original species is botanically Acer palmatum, referring to its palmately (hand-shaped) leaves. In its natural form its leaves are bright green, star-shaped with bold lobes.

It isn’t as dwarf as the popular Acer palmatum dissectum, but grows very slowly, eventually reaching around 20ft. to keep it smaller, grow it in a container to restrict the roots.

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 ...

Q: My red acer tree started going into leaf then the leaves dried up and died. Will it come back next year? PS, West Midlands, England. A: The Acer genus is a large, diverse and geographically ...

What: Acer palmatum ‘Viridis,’ commonly called green laceleaf Japanese maple, is a captivating dwarf Japanese maple with bright green, lacey foliage and strongly cascading branches that forms ...