The small, shallow dishes that house bonsai trees are sized to inhibit root growth. Larger pots would hold more soil and ...

Growers often train branches to grow into desired shapes by wrapping them first with protective raffia, then with bonsai wire ...

When selecting a tree, consider both your climate and experience level. Chinese elm, jade, Japanese maple and juniper are popular beginner trees; pines and maples are cold-hardy and best suited to ...

A succession of storms have blown across the island this winter and there may be more to come as we exhaust the alphabet of ...

Japanese maples are one of the most elegant trees you can have in your garden. It's important to give them a little extra care this month to ensure that they thrive ...

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Identifying a dominant leader and cutting away any competing leaders when a tree is young will allow ... to keep fruit accessible. Sometimes Japanese maples, crape myrtles and olive trees also ...

The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed of xylem cells that conduct water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree. That woody section is ...

Growers, local garden centers, and other plant experts mentioned the ... a good native specimen alternative to Japanese maples. A third new small-tree introduction is a variety of our native ...