What to do with my Japanese maple tree..?

Hi there, I live in Toronto, ON and have a Japanese maple tree that was always healthy for approx. 6 years. This was up until last winter when a winter storm knocked some of the small branches off and I…

Japanese Maple With Swollen Trunk

Hello, I have a red, bloodgood ,Japanese maple tree that is about 15 years old, and 14 ft. in height. There is a swelling around it’s trunk, about a foot above ground, with some small vertical cracks in the bark…

Pruning a Japanese Maple

Can you please assist in how to best prune a mature Japanese Maple? It is healthy, about 5 feet tall and about the same width. The tree is about 7 years old and doing well. It needs to be trimmed…

Red Leafed Branch on Green Japanese Maple

I have a Mikazuki Japanese Maple planted in a protected corner of my south facing backyard in Toronto. The tree leafs out red in the spring and gradually turns a variegated green over the course of the summer. Recently I…

Pruning Japanese Maple

Hello – We’d very much appreciate your opinion on our Japanese Maple. We want to prune it into a vase shape so it can stop hitting visitors and let us see other plantings. It’s about 20 years old. The trunk…

Planting a Japanese Maple Close to House

Hi I am considering planting a red dragon Japanese maple that can grow to 10 feet tall 3 feet from my house in a new flower bed. Is this safe to do for the foundation of the house? Walking around…

Japanese Maple for Zone 3?

Just wondering if you have a variety of Japanese Maple that can survive winter in a zone 3. I live in Saskatchewan and am interested especially in a smaller type and where can I order one.…

Japanese Maple Tree

About half of the leaf buds froze this Spring, so all these branches are bare. Will these branches recover next spring? Is there anything I should be doing to help the recovery? I reside in West Hill. My property backs…

Japanese Maple Green Variety

I am looking into purchasing a green variety Japanese maple, ideally a Katsura, but I cannot find a store that carries it at the moment. It will be in a partial shade area (afternoon sun), and I need something that…