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 ...

WHAT: Weeping Japanese maple, or Omurayama acer palmatum, has deeply dissected, palm-shaped leaves that provide interest from spring until late fall. New foliage starts out bright orange around the ...

The big snow split our old weeping Japanese maple (3-feet by 4-feet wide). The trunk cracked apart vertically about 2 inches wide and way down the middle. Should we tie it loosely around the stem so ...

Q: My father recently died, and while I was out at his house taking care of issues, I noticed a baby weeping Japanese cut-leaf maple seedling under a beautiful specimen he had growing on the corner of ...

Japanese Maples are always a homeowner favorite, and rightly so. Acer palmatum (or dissectum), aka Japanese Maples are mostly slow growing and therefore stay small for a very long time. Some varieties ...

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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 ...

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 ...

You only have to look at a Japanese maple to know why these trees are such popular additions to a garden. Between their cloud-like canopies and vibrant fall foliage, these trees are incredibly ...