I've seen Japanese maples growing in full sun, but their leaves are so thin that they do best out of afternoon sun and out of both hot summer winds and cold early-spring winds. A courtyard is perfect.

So, rather than watching your maple wilt in the hot summer sun, we're here to help. We've found 12 essential tips that will ensure your maple tree keeps that brilliant foliage lush for years to come.

Dissected-leaf plants are called laceleaf, cutleaf or threadleaf Japanese maples. The ‘Mikawa Yatsubusa’ variety is a true dwarf and is slow-growing to 5 feet tall. The foliage is layered ...

Q: I have a dwarf cut-leaf Japanese maple in the 5-foot bed along my front foundation. It's extending into the walk and encroaching on adjacent plants. I would like to give it a serious cutback to ...

“Spring Delight,” also known as a cutleaf maple, has green lacy leaves tipped in red. The fall foliage is yellow and orange. Mounding, cascading growth to 13 feet.

We have a maple tree that is not looking good. It is about 25 years old, and the trunk is about 18 inches in diameter. For most of its life, it has looked great and has provided lots of shade.

These oriental relatives of our native maples exhibit traits that have been selected for by Japanese gardeners and horticulturists for thousands of years. These are the most refined and most delicate ...

Here is the third and last in a series of columns about summer foliage colors. First we talked about my summer favorite, coleus, and then about dusty miller and hostas.