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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum) just might be the prima ballerina of maples, according to Kunso Kim, head of collections and curator at The Morton Arboretum. Adaptable, graceful and dramatic “paperbark ...

More from RTÉ Guide Plant of the Week: Acer griseum Some trees provide interest even now, before the leaves emerge. One such tree is the beautiful paperbark maple, Acer griseum. This is a slow-growing ...

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 ...

The paperbark maple (Acer griseum) is a lovely, slow-growing tree that thrives in central Ohio yards and gardens. The small, ornamental tree offers multiple seasons of color and interest. The ...

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 ...