Japanese maple trees can be pruned almost anytime of year, but save major pruning for winter when the tree is dormant. Here's ...

You only have to look at a Japanese maple to know why these trees are such popular additions to a garden. Between their cloud-like canopies and vibrant fall foliage, these trees are incredibly ...

While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy. Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches to improve airflow and ...

Winter is an ideal time to prune, as the lack of leaves on deciduous trees and shrubs enables gardeners to see what they’re doing more clearly. What’s more, since sap is not as active during the ...

Dear Neil: Attached is a photo of my maple tree. It is very low to the ground, and the branches are blocking my neighbor's view out her driveway. When can I have it trimmed, and how much can we remove ...

In May, high winds blew down the center trunk of the maple tree shown in the photo. The tree is still alive and had full ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...