A large Japanese maple tree with fall foliage in a landscaped backyard. - 4nadia/Getty Images You only have to look at a Japanese maple to know why these trees are such popular additions to a garden.

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.

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Maintaining the shape of shrubs and trees is a practice that has been associated with beauty and tranquility for centuries. Highly ornamental trees like the Japanese maple grow into stunning specimens ...

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, ...

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...

Just a few cuts can maintain their natural beauty. Japanese maples (Acer palmatum) aren’t going to provide shade over your backyard patio, but these ornamental trees can be the focal point of your ...