A technological revolution has transformed the ancient tradition of sugar making—with big implications for local economies and ecosystems imperiled by climate change.

The Onondaga’s relationship with maple trees, which they regard as the ... gather baseline knowledge of how climate affects sap flow, sugar content, and overall yield, data that will inform ...

It is the favorable tree for syrup production as the sap contains twice the sugar concentration of any other maple species (~2.5% sugar). Trees are tapped in early spring when the sap begins to flow ...

or managing their sugar bushes for biodiversity. For his part, Wightman wants to keep the sap flowing as the climate changes. To figure out how to do that, he and his colleagues have established the ...

As they digest sap they exude a sticky, sugar-rich substance known as honeydew. Where honeydew falls onto vehicles, garden furniture and leaves it can attract a powdery black fungus known as sooty ...

Editor's Note: Some of our favorite birds live and breed in woods alongside sugar maple trees, and the choices made by landowners who manage forests to produce maple syrup have profound impacts on ...

We have picks for light and dark maple syrup ... from maple tree sap,” Osborne explains. But before that, the tap must be collected from mature maple trees and brought to a sugar house ...

People who say they don’t like maple trees invariably ... best to prune deciduous (leaf-losing) trees when they are dormant, maples tend to “bleed” sap when pruned in late winter or early ...