Japanese maple trees, also known as Acers, are a popular choice for gardeners looking to add a touch of elegance to their ...
Regardless of whether you grow a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) with an upright or weeping habit, its colorful fall foliage ...
Japanese maples require precise care to prevent leggy growth, especially when young, and benefit notably from proper ...
Japanese maple trees are a popular choice for gardeners looking to add a touch of elegance - but they require precise care to ...
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, ...
By Darrell Blackwelder Pruning can still be done. Contrary to popular belief, pruning can be done year-round. Light, ...
Q: My sister gave me two silver maples to plant. However, the maples look more like bushes than trees. When should I start pruning so I can get them to look more like trees? Which branches should be ...
There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...
With warmer temperatures on the way, it’s the ideal time to get outdoors and do those gardening tasks that you’ve put off. Be it cutting back trees and overgrown branches, mowing your lawn or sprucing ...
When I was a boy I loved to climb trees. I had no fear of heights, and loved the unique perspective I got looking down from the top of a tall pine or maple tree. Now that I’m all grown up, I no longer ...
Profuse growth of “water sprouts” after the improper pruning of branches. Q: Our home has a view that is being blocked by the upper branches of a large tree. When is the best time to have it trimmed ...
Japanese maples are some of the most popular trees in the world, and for good reason. Not only are they extremely pleasing to the eye, but they are also one of those trees that aesthetically transform ...