Afternoon shade or dappled shade is beneficial in the hottest climates or when planting a Japanese maple with green or highly dissected leaves (called cut-leaf, lace-leaf or dissectum) to avoid ...

and leaf types. Whether you have a small courtyard or a sprawling landscape, there's a Japanese Maple to suit your needs. I love how these trees provide a delicate, lacy texture that contrasts ...

Any Japanese maple can be used for bonsai, but Pettis notes that cultivars with palm-shaped leaves (called palmate) hold up better than those with dissected leaves (called lace leaf, cut leaf or ...