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 ...

Sugar maple trees produce sap during the summer, which gets stored through the winter in their roots. When spring is near, the sap begins to move from the roots up the trunk and stem. This provides ...

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 ...

The sugar maple in 2022; photographs of the tree taken in 1942 ... yellow and orange leaves blanketing the ground beneath her. And last spring, I strained to hear the dawn chorus.

Sugar maple trees produce sap during the summer, which gets stored through the winter in their roots. When spring is near, the sap begins to move from the roots up the trunk and stem. This provides ...

Some sugar maple trees can grow up to 150 feet tall ... This makes the maple leaf a perfect choice for the Canadian flagand Canada is the only country to feature the maple leaf on its flag.

Japanese Maple trees are loved for their gorgeous color-shifting leaves, creating a magical-looking fall landscape. Here's ...

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it’s fragrant, ...

Trees in Western Washington this week are hitting peak fall colors. Here's the science behind the annual autumnal change.

A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple ... leaves with three large, pointed lobes (trident means three teeth). It is native to China and Japan. A nice ...

A third Maple Leaf would add to the list of missing bodies after Calle Jarnkrok hit the ice on Saturday, but did not stay ...

The Maple Leaf and Eagle conference offers a broad international review of the current status of North American Studies. Organized by the North American Studies program at the University of Helsinki, ...