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 ...
Justin Kaneps Sugar maker Aaron Wightman is working to understand how climate change could impact the color, flavor, and taste of maple syrup. It may seem like niche science, but Wightman believes ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...