Native trees also support our native wildlife, which evolved alongside them, so recognize them as food. The same can’t be ...

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous tree also referred to as hard maple or rock maple. It is one of the largest and most important hardwood species in North America, typically reaching 70-90 ...

This week, we introduce the sugar maple or Acer saccharum. This tree, also called hard maple, has simple leaves typically with five lobes, two smaller lobes at the base and three larger lobes at the ...

In 1956, wooden nickels became popular. You might not expect it, but not all nickels are made of base metals. That’s why the ...

At first glimpse, it is the towering trees that give the trail its appeal. The forest is dominated by American beech (fagus ...

Discover how scientists and sugar makers employ innovative techniques to revolutionize maple syrup production and fortify the ...

They include the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and box elder (Acer negundo). We are simply too far south for the sugar maple to do well. The silver maple and box ...

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is the state tree of New York, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Vermont, and maples, in general, are the national trees of Canada — and for good reason. Not only do they ...

A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. A beloved sugar maple slowly succumbed to disease. Today, it lives on in a new form. Corey Snyder, a wood ...

New England is known for its vibrant foliage that draws in tourists every year to gaze at stunning red leaves. For that sought-after autumnal beauty, look no further than the autumn blaze maple (Acer ...

Ten years later in 2020, maple syrup production increased to 804,000. That wasn’t their highest production year, however. In ...