Japanese Maple Selection & Management

Japanese maples can provide year-round interest to almost any garden. Each season brings beauty, ranging from beautiful sculptural branching in winter, to bright leaf shapes and colors of spring and summer, followed by brilliant fall foliage color. Given the many choices of Japanese maples, it is personal as to what size, form, leaf color and shape you might desire. Join Bess Bronstein to learn about some of the best garden selections, as well as how to best manage them. Proper pruning is essential to enhancing the already beautiful form of these trees, and monitoring for disease, pest and stress problems will ensure long-lived healthy standouts in the garden.