The 'Viridis' weeping Japanese maple is a large, cascading variety with a lovely wide-reaching canopy spread. This tree requires a patient gardener because it grows relatively slowly, ...

These stately trees can provide the high shade or dappled shade that Japanese maples crave. Plus, their large, upright mature size is a nice complement to the shorter stature of the Japanese maple.

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 ...

Most of the Japanese maples that I come across are going to be less than 10 feet tall, and have a canopy spread of just a few feet, with lots of room between branches.

Q. I have a three-year old Japanese dissected maple tree near my home. The trunk is about three and one-half inches in diameter. Very near the ground is a fork, with another about three feet up ...

A: If you prune selectively, almost any time is the right time to prune a Japanese maple. With that said, these maples are most easily pruned in winter or summer.

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 ...