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Leaf scorch on a Japanese maple is caused by a number of factors, most of which are easily rectified. The signs usually start to appear in late spring or early summer as temperatures rise and, …
Powdery mildew on a Japanese maple doesn’t happen by chance and is usually indicative of the plant experiencing moisture stress. This is normally caused by a number of factors such as over or under-watering, with …
Suitable garden soils for a Japanese maple range from pure peat to chalk, limestone, heavy clay and everything in between. As I explain here, the alkalinity or otherwise of the soil is not the determining …
Japanese maple question: Hi, I have a tree that has been in a pot for the last 4 years and is now about 1m (40″) tall. I have recently moved house and now have a …
Should a Japanese maple be grown in shade requires a very short answer – no. There are a number of reasons why it’s not advisable to shade them; first and foremost it’s unnatural. Most people …
How not to prune a Japanese maple would be a more accurate title of the video above that I recently came across on Youtube. The biggest mistake is pruning in the summer, the second worst …
Treat trees (and Japanese maples) tenderly was the theme of an article by Dan Gill, gardening columnist of The Times-Picayune, that appeared on the nola.com (New Orleans, Louisiana) on-line magazine. The article was a response …
The words Japanese maple and Japanese beetle in the same sentence are usually a signal for panic but the damage Japanese beetles can potentially do to a Japanese maple has to be looked at in …
A suitable Japanese maple for growing in a pot was a thought that occurred to me at a recent flower show I was exhibiting at. I was asked if I sold Acer palmatum Osakazuki and …
A Japanese maple is one of the most desirable and versatile plants available to the gardener and with such a comprehensive range of colours, leaf types, shapes and sizes, one can be found to fit …
