When “Clergyman” wrote his letter, most Vermonters who made maple sugar only produced enough to meet their own families’ needs. An etching from an 1879 edition of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper ...

Winter's freakish warmth made for a somewhat skimpy maple sugar season, but it still produced mysteries. One sugar maple tree at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle gave zero sap to boil into ...

Maple syrup is nature's nectar, but you've probably noticed that the real deal comes with a high price tag. Given how much ...

It’s now that special time of year where temperatures are below freezing at night and above freezing during the day, creating the perfect conditions for naturalists and hobbyists alike to collect sap ...

Norway maple, classified as highly invasive in the United States, was first imported from Europe and Asia in 1756 as an ornamental landscaping tree. Is an Amur maple shrub invasive? It Takes Lots of ...

March is maple syrup season in Wisconsin. The sugar maple tree and the history of maple sugaring is an important part of Wisconsin’s heritage. Genuine maple syrup follows a process of tapping trees ...

Nothing goes better with a stack of pancakes or waffles than a generous pouring of maple syrup, but does it have any nutritional benefits? Maple syrup is derived from. the sap of maple trees, which ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. If you want to add a large shade tree to your landscape, ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

LAPEER COUNTY, MI – This giant sugar maple tree stands in the middle of farming fields. It could be a new Michigan champion. Once struck by lightning, the tree continues to thrive, providing shade and ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – Sugar maple. Red maple. Silver maple. What’s the difference? Those three maple species are part of the “tree identification pathway” at Ludington State Park, near Ludington. This ...