The jaw-dropping elegance of the Japanese maple’s vibrant colors and graceful appearance has inspired Japanese poets and artists for centuries. In Japan, the annual pilgrimage to view the tree’s ...

Planting large and luscious trees at home isn't only for those with their own gardens. Plant trees in pots and they can move ...

Japanese maple trees are beautiful deciduous trees that produce delicately shaped leaves, providing wonderful texture and color in the landscape. These trees are long-lived, on the shorter side, and ...

Grown in gardens worldwide, Acer palmatum is a species famed for its dramatic leaf displays in fall. One Japanese maple variety, Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood', for example, undergoes a dramatic ...

A close-up of an unspecified Japanese maple seed pod - Lois GoBe/Shutterstock Many home landscapers love the look of Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) for their garden or yard, and it's easy to see ...

SEATTLE — Seattle gardening expert Ciscoe Morris said Japanese maples can get huge, like the mature Shishigashira that towers about 15 feet tall in his front yard. But he’s got four more Japanese ...

What: Acer palmatum ‘Shaina’ is a smaller growing Japanese maple that becomes a low dense and compact globe of small red foliage. In spring the leaves emerge a bright red that deepen to a dark maroon ...

Happy child wearing blue sweater and khaki pants holding arms out in falling leaves. - Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images The vivid red and orange leaves of Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) make them a ...