Q. My maple tree has black spots on the leaves that just appeared recently. Should I be concerned about this? What should I do? A. Sometimes wet conditions earlier in the season can cause problems ...

Maple trees are among the most loved and widely planted shade trees in home landscapes. Maples produce seeds that fall like tiny helicopters from the tree, which kids love to run to and catch. As ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees common in the landscape including red (Acer rubrum), silver (Acer saccharinum), sugar (Acer saccharum) and Japanese (Acer palmatum) maples.

If you notice bare branches on your maple tree this spring or observe a sudden leaf drop, your tree may have an insect problem and the maple petiole borer may be the culprit. Although trees drop ...

Q: There are multiple little bumps on most leaves on our 5-year-old maple tree. We’re thinking they’re eggs and we’re wondering how to treat the tree. — Angie K. A: The bumps on the leaves are called ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler helps a reader identify a rose variety, explains the cause of bumps on maple tree leaves and explains why cucumbers sometimes grow misshapen. Reader Rich W. asks ...

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...

Last summer, I learned that the beloved maple tree in our front yard had brittle cinder fungus and was rotting from the bottom up. Nearly the entire base had turned black, and, worse, the bark ...