February rolls around, and while most of the garden is still in its winter slumber, it's a good opportunity to focus on Japanese maples. These trees capture the eye in any green space with their ...

Japanese maple is a native of southeast Korea and central and south Japan, reaching Europe and North America in the 1800s. Are there other species similar to Japanese maple? Full-moon maple (Acer ...

Umekoji Park in Kyoto City is home to about 300 Japanese maples, or momiji. Many tourists from Japan and overseas alike flock there to see the peak autumn foliage. Umekoji Park is famous for its ...