Japanese Maple

When should I unwrap my young Japanese Maple that I planted in October 2023? It is south facing, no buildings or trees shadow it. It is in Scarborough.…

Transplanting a Japanese Maple in late fall

Hi there! I have a two year old Japanese Maple ‘Omurayama’ in a raised bed tucked up against a corner of my house. There is a three foot high wall enclosing it. We need to get a portion of our…

Japanese Maple issues

Hello, I am in Zone 5 and this Japanese maple has been planted in this location for 4 years. We have a French drain that diverts the roof rain water away from this area. However, this summer the rainfall has…

Japanese Maple in Trouble

My Japanese maple is about 16 ft. high and spreads about 12ft. wide. It gets morning and late afternoon sun. I have never had the soil tested, but I believe it’s clay-based. The tree has grown so beautifully up until…

Japanese Maple Concern

Hello, I am having a problem with my Japanese maple (Woodbridge – just north of Toronto). 15′ high x 8′ wide. It appears some of the branches are dying and not growing leaves. It was planted about 5 years ago…

Japanese maple bark peeling

I looked through all of the posts on Japanese maples with peeling bark, but was still not sure. My Japanese maple is about 15+ years old on the north side of our house in sandy soil. As you can see…

Goat Chewed Cut Leaf Japanese Maple

Lower branches cleared by goats. Top is ok fully leafed out. Will the lower branches leaf out again?? Located at Kenly NC, 8 climate zone, shade till 1 pm, sand soil…

Acer palmatum ‘Twombly’s Red Sentinel’

Hello master gardeners. I bought one Acer palm, twombly red sentinel last year. i was under impression that like other japanese maple my tree will grow red leaves all the time but no ! leaves of my tree tuened green…