One day as I walked up to my hospital, I saw two trees at the entrance that were striking. At issue was the fact that I could not ...

What: You can’t walk by this tree without noticing the chestnut-brown peeling bark. Attractive year-round, Acer griseum’s warm, rich bark makes an especially welcome contribution to our winter gardens ...

In my continuing quest to both locate and profile plants that provide visual interest during our long winters, I took a recent stroll through Manito Park. I came across several small trees with ...

Fall is a great time to plant, so if you’re looking for a tough, yet truly beautiful specimen tree to add structure and beauty to a small garden, check out Acer griseum (paper bark maple). Slowly ...

Several outstanding trees capture our attention in winter. The coral bark maple (Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’) has beautiful coral-red branches. The Tibetan cherry (Prunus serrula) has a polished ...

Handsome, hardy trees that grow slowly and never achieve a great height or spread are like gold dust to the gardener. You can plant them as specimens in lawns or borders, safe in the knowledge that ...

Maples are justly famed for their fiery autumn leaves. In the eastern United States, the sugar-maple forests are an annual draw for tourists. Sugar maple, Acer saccharum, does not colour so well in ...

Steps are being taken to save the bloodline of one of the National Trust's greatest trees - the paperbark maple - at a Vale of Glamorgan garden. The tree at Duffryn Gardens - also known as the Acer ...