Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While most varieties of Japanese maples grow only 6 to 12 inches a year, pruning helps maintain their shape and keep them healthy.

For gardeners who are lucky enough to own a Japanese maple, there's one thing experts urge them to do before spring arrives next month.

Japanese maples are among the most beautiful trees for gardens, but experts say there's one essential winter task that can't be left until spring.

While some Japanese maple varieties offer year-round interest with their delicate shapes and varied leaf colours in spring and summer, it's in autumn when their foliage truly shines. They turn into ...

The benefit of pruning or cutting now in the dormant season lies in the tree's biological response to a wound.

Across the UK, owners of Japanese maples are being urged to slip outside for a brief winter job before spring returns. Done at the right moment, this quiet cut can decide whether your tree bursts into ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...