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, ...

Unsplash There’s a particular kind of afternoon light in Bay Area gardens that people don’t talk about enough. It filters ...

Japanese maples come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colors, growth habits and foliage types, offering the home gardener myriad choices to suit their individual taste. All of these trees get ...

Laceleaf Maple; My favorite tree at the Portland Japanese Garden. Shot from ground level on a foggy morning.; David Walsh (Dave Walsh) We received more than 1,000 garden photographs in the 2014 Homes ...

Tips on growing and grooming weepers: • Consider the space, then pick the variety that will fit in it at its mature size. • Don't plant a weeper too close to pathways. Most people underestimate the ...

If sections or entire leaves on your Japanese laceleaf maple are turning papery tan and shriveling, the problem is more than likely caused by maple anthracnose. This is a fungus disease that often ...

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 ...