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 ...

The sugar maple in 2022; photographs of the tree taken ... and one for us. Each has different characteristics. One has a “bark inclusion,” a dark brown mushroom-shaped mark where a branch ...

But threatened species also occur in other parts of Asia and the Americas. The North American sugar maple is famous for giving us maple syrup, a favourite pancake topping for many. Two little ...

Some mixtures give rise to the reddish and purplish fall colors of trees such as dogwoods and sumacs, while others give the sugar maple its brilliant orange. The autumn foliage of some trees show only ...

So how exactly does The Maple Guild produce syrup on a macro scale? Well, it all starts with the trees. These are sugar maple trees, and The Maple Guild has 460,000 of them spanning across the ...

Beyond its distinctive taste, many wonder if maple syrup has any nutritional benefits that could make it a good alternative sweetener to using sugar alone. Start the day smarter. Get all the news ...

Natural sugars, such as honey or maple syrup. Although these are still essentially sugar, they contain small amounts of vitamins, trace minerals and beneficial enzymes. Using natural sugars can ...

Granulated sugar is also available in coarse-grained (called sugar nibs or nibbed sugar) and fine, sieved varieties. A light-golden, raw form of granulated sugar that is only lightly processed is ...

Another popular natural sweetener, maple syrup, has claimed its place atop many pancakes. If you're cutting back on sugar, you may want to skip the pancakes but hang on to the syrup, which is ...