One of the most popular trees to plant worldwide are maple (Acer) trees. With so many species, including several native to the U.S., you have your pick of stunning and unique maple varieties perfect ...

Close up of the brilliant red foliage of Japanese maple - Dan Gabriel Atanasie/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as breathtaking as a beautiful Japanese maple when it's displaying its stunning fall ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...

Maple trees are thin-barked, so you will want to protect a young tree with a tree guard in the winter to prevent frost cracks ...

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Key Points Prune Japanese maples in late winter or early spring to remove dead wood and shape the tree.Stick to the tree’s ...

Winter isn't typically seen as a time of beauty, as plants die or hibernate until spring. However, this one tree stays ...