One of the most popular trees to plant worldwide are maple (Acer) trees. With so many species, including several native to the U.S., you have your pick of stunning and unique maple varieties perfect ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.

These three maples have somewhat similar-looking leaves. On the surface, you may think this is simply an academic exercise. But if you care about invasive plants and local ecology, this distinction is ...

Sap is the sticky substance you see oozing out of tree trunks, and many varieties are edible. Here's what to know about eating sap, plus the risks and benefits.

For polygamo-dioecious plants, some individuals in the population will have flowers of both sexes on the same plant. Most ...

Scientists from the Harvard Forest and the Wuhan Botanical Garden have identified several species of maple trees as potential foundation species in Chinese and North American forests, according to a ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Maple syrup making time has just about arrived in our area. Maple syrup makers make preparations well in advance in order to be ready for this hectic time of year. Weather conditions need to be just ...

Lawrence Law led the development of the Michigan Communities Tree Species Selection Guide in partnership with the Michigan ...

This grove of towering bigleaf maples along Woodward Bay Road NE, north of Olympia, is mostly healthy. Craig Sailor [email protected] The decline of bigleaf maple trees in Washington has been ...

Vermont loves maples trees. So do these beetles that have wreaked havoc in Massachusetts. Here's how people are keeping them ...