Check the moisture level in the soil surrounding your Japanese elm tree. Examine the leaves on your Japanese maple tree. Look for small, round, red structures that resemble tiny warts. This is a symptom of bladder galls that signal the presence of a small mite called Vasates quadripedes, a...
Around 400 Japanese maples surround the Sanin Bridge and form Momiji Valley, while the pond offers stunning reflections of the surroundings. Stop off at the teahouse for matcha and seasonal wagashi (Japanese-style confection) and stay late for the lights — they’re worth it. ...
There are other plants, such as the Japanese red maple, which have colored leaves all year. The Japanese red maple does contain chlorophyll, but it does also contain a red pigment called anthocyanin, which gives the leaves their color. This beautiful coloring page shows two large leaves that ...
If the leaves of your Japanese maple have leaves that are wilting and turning yellow or brown, it might have Verticillium wilt. This wilt is caused by a fungus in the soil. It spreads from the roots upward through the sap to the upper branches, causing large limbs to die. You’ll somet...
but luckily is able to turn things around by a combination of stellar natural talents and a keen lust for revenge. Featuring the “yellow peril” (the wicked Japanese taking over bits of the USA from the innocent white people) and continual rants on why white people should “strike first”...
Japanese anemones, early dahlias and sunflowers follow; the shorter stems of pinks, calceolarias, sweet williams and roses are the next in succession; finishing off with some gorgeous pansies and a very fat cabbage rose with a short stem (that persists in tumbling out), a piece of sweetbria...
Buc Wheats was a cereal released by General Mills described as “corn flakes mixed with dark buckwheat” and glazed with maple. However, controversy erupted when General Mills replaced that maple glaze with honey instead. The product was pulled from shelves in 1982. 1972: Toaster Eggs www.acost...
Maple tree leaves often develop tiny, mushroom-shaped bumps. These growths are most common on silver maples, but red and sugar maples experience them as well. The bumps emerge pale green from the leaves' surfaces before deepening to red. While unsightly, especially on trees grown primarily for...