The Japanese maple guide hasn’t been updated for a while now; unfortunately family matters and other projects have taken up all my time. The decks have now been cleared as it were and I shall …
Read the full story »This category covers container cultivation and all general articles about Japanese maples that don’t fall into any other section.
Aspects of cultivation that are applicable to both Japanese maples in containers and those in the ground.
This category is primarily for information on Japanese maples in the ground.
A section devoted to pests and diseases of Japanese maples plus appropriate prevention and cure.
Everything related to pruning and shaping a Japanese maple.
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 …
The Japanese maple guide hasn’t been updated for a while now; unfortunately family matters and other projects have taken up all my time. The decks have now been cleared as it were and I shall …
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, …
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 …
Although aphid damage to a Japanese maple occurs in spring, as seen on the example of Taiyo nishiki here, the origins of any attack occur in late summer/early autumn. Generally, if they are noticed at …
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 …
