JAPANESE LACELEAF maples (Acer palmatum var. ‘Dissectum’) are among the loveliest trees in the Puget Sound region. These gorgeous trees thrive in our climate, and their graceful, cascading form brings ...

You won’t stop at just one, once you discover what they can do for your garden: “People get obsessed.” By Margaret Roach Matthew and Timothy Nichols’s story could be a case study of what it means to ...

What: Acer palmatum “Tamuke yama” is one of the best forms of red laceleaf Japanese maples because it holds its burgundy-red foliage color though the summer. In spring, the foliage emerges a deep red, ...

'Murasaki Kiyohime' is a great dwarf Japanese maple with dramatic spring color showing red-purple leaf borders with green centers. Its fall color is yellow, orange and red. Howard Garrett / Special ...

One plant that simply must be present in every yard is a laceleaf Japanese maple. You know the ones: the beautiful, manageable-sized trees that have interesting leaves in stunning colors all ...

Q : Do you know what kind of Japanese maple tree this is? It is 25 years old and dying due to improper planting, according to an arborist who inspected it. These are pictures of it 10 years ago (see ...

I love maple trees but do not have room for large trees on my small lot. I see a lot of Japanese maples. Are they good choices for our area? Other than flowering small trees, Japanese maples are the ...

It's now March, a time of the year when you never know what kind of weather we'll have. One day it's below freezing with snow and then, a few days later, temperatures are in the 50s or 60s. But ...