The leaves of the 'Emperor I' Japanese maple will emerge in spring with a rich purple hue that fades to fiery crimson before dropping in fall. This tree will survive in USDA zones 5 through 8 ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have an architectural beauty to enjoy year-round but especially after their leaves fall. Moreover, a slew of available cultivars offer a ...

The Japanese ... their maples in winter, when they have the clearest view of the branch structure. Others worry about the effects of bleeding then and like to prune in the early fall, after ...

Most of the green-foliage varieties turn red or yellow in fall ... Some varieties of Japanese maples include Bloodgood, Burgundy Lace, Coral Bark, Crimson Queen, Emperor One, Fireglow and Tamekeyama.

Q. Last fall, I collected Japanese maple seeds from trees in the neighborhood and planted about 100 of them in small pots, left them out over the winter, and did not get a single sprout.

Acer palmatum is one of the most beautiful decorative trees in landscapes and gardens around the world and has been for centuries; this episode is guaranteed to make you fall in love with the ...