Key Points Prune Japanese maples in late winter or early spring to remove dead wood and shape the tree.Stick to the tree’s ...

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

Question: we have several maple trees in our neighborhood afflicted with this black spot (see attached photo). What can we do to protect our maple trees? Anwer: while it is difficult to confirm a ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.

Here’s some good news from the La Crosse County office of UW-Extension. Even if your maple tree looks bad, don’t fret. It’s probably just anthracnose. Yes, it sounds bad and it looks bad, too, but ...

Many of you while driving around town might have noticed that our maples along the streets are looking stressed and have a lot of dieback this year. It looks like we are going to lose many of these ...

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...

Bigtooth maple trees typically have yellow or golden fall color. They can be easily grown in a variety of soils and have few problems with pests. Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Last week, I ...

QUESTION: We did find a hole in the burgundy maple tree and wondered if this is the problem. Again, thank you for all your help. - Pat ANSWER: The small hole is probably a spot where a branch was ...