These rules, as Terry helpfully outlines, also apply to bonsai forms of Japanese maple trees. 'Full sun situations, or climates that are hot and dry, are not ideal for these plants,' Terry adds.

Bloodgood Japanese maples make a nice focal point in the garden border and will even thrive as a bright woodland plant. This tree is sometimes trained as a bonsai specimen.

For artistic effect, many Japanese maple bonsai trees have an upright informal habit featuring a trunk that is either contorted, multi-stemmed or slanted. Related: The 17 Best Outdoor Planters.

Q. I bought a small “Bloodgood” Japanese maple tree this spring in a 3-gallon pot but forgot to plant it until late June. After the wet spring, I was amazed that the soil in the garden was so dry.

We build set #10348, LEGO Japanese Red Maple Bonsai Tree, a gorgeous autumnal decorative piece that would look good on any desk or shelf that could use some color. Focus Reset.

Q. I bought a `Bloodgood' Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) because I thought it would like a lot of sun. I then read on the tag "part shade to shade." I had a Japanese maple in North Carolina in ...

The Louisiana Bonsai Society sponsored a Japanese maple bonsai workshop Feb. 11 at the Baton Rouge Garden Center in the Independence Park Botanic Gardens.

“Japanese maples are actually really, really good for bonsai because they tend to be more of a diminutive tree to begin with,” says Steve Pettis, commercial and consumer horticulture agent for ...