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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Aaron Wightman was almost born in a sugarhouse.It was early April, and his parents were boiling maple sap in the Western New ...

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 ...

For that sought-after autumnal beauty, look no further than the autumn blaze maple (Acer x freemanii). This fascinating tree is a cultivar that occurs through the select breeding of red maple and ...

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 ...