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 ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...

Maple trees are thin-barked, so you will want to protect a young tree with a tree guard in the winter to prevent frost cracks ...

One of the most popular trees to plant worldwide are maple (Acer) trees. With so many species, including several native to the U.S., you have your pick of stunning and unique maple varieties perfect ...

Key Points Prune Japanese maples in late winter or early spring to remove dead wood and shape the tree.Stick to the tree’s ...

It seems pretty simple to plant a tree. Dig a hole. Drop in a tree. Fill the hole. Add water. Go back inside and have a beer. What could go wrong? Yet year after year, we see trees planted incorrectly ...

Q: Once again, I’m calling on you to help me with a couple of problems with my yard. Firstly, I have a volunteer maple tree ...

Planting. Fruit trees should be planted about as deep as they were growing in their nursery pot, but high enough so that all ...

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, require less water, fertilizers and pesticides, and often cost less, too.

It’s a bit late in the year to be planting trees, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging homeowners and city leaders to plan ahead and consider any of about 85 different species of ...

Here in the Midwest, I somewhat look at our seasons as being a rotation of punishment and reward. In winter and summer, we are subjected to temperature extremes. During these times we get really cold, ...