Caring for a bonsai Japanese maple takes patience and the right techniques. From proper watering and pruning to sunlight ...

Learning how to grow and care for your own bonsai tree is an exciting hobby. Maintaining these small trees provides a creative outlet, as well as a way to relieve stress in your day-to-day life ...

Just a few cuts can maintain their natural beauty.

A red Japanese maple tree standing in a yard with other maples and plants. - Mtreasure/Getty Images Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and ...

Suppose you've just created a bonsai plant, or bought one or received one as a gift. Does the plant need further pruning? Most assuredly, yes. Bonsai need regular pruning both above and below ground ...

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.

Japanese maple trees (Acer palmatum) add interest to your landscape all year long. Their delicate palmate leaves form a lace-like canopy in vibrant shades of green, bronze, red, orange, and purple ...

Q. I have a three-year old Japanese dissected maple tree near my home. The trunk is about three and one-half inches in diameter. Very near the ground is a fork, with another about three feet up the ...