Japanese maple
noun
: a maple (Acer palmatum) of Japan, China, and Korea with purple flowers and usually deeply parted leaves that is widely cultivated as a shrub or small tree
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Pruning saws are great for thinning Japanese maple or crepe myrtle branches that might be rubbing on each other, shooting in the wrong direction, or obstructing a walkway.
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Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
The best time to prune a Japanese maple tree is during dormancy when the branches are bare, typically between the season’s first frost and late winter.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Some options include Japanese maples with their golden, variegated, or red leaves, flowering trees such as magnolias or dogwoods, and trees that put on a spectacle of color in the fall, such as oaks, aspens, sassafras, and hawthorns.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
That starts at the facade, where stone and hardwood features pop against coral bark Japanese maple trees.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
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Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
The best time to prune a Japanese maple tree is during dormancy when the branches are bare, typically between the season’s first frost and late winter.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Some options include Japanese maples with their golden, variegated, or red leaves, flowering trees such as magnolias or dogwoods, and trees that put on a spectacle of color in the fall, such as oaks, aspens, sassafras, and hawthorns.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
That starts at the facade, where stone and hardwood features pop against coral bark Japanese maple trees.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Japanese maple
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“Japanese maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Japanese%20maple. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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