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 ...

While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy. Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches to improve airflow and ...

Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and tranquility for centuries. Highly ornamental trees like the Japanese maple grow into stunning specimens ...

I have a maple tree purchased at a local nursery that is something along the lines of an autumn blaze cultivar. I’ve noticed over the past two years that one of the lower lateral branches is taking ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...