Have you noticed discoloration on your maple tree leaves this year? You aren't the only one. Here's what you should know ...

All the season’s colors made the gray mockingbird seem so majestic,” says Birds & Blooms reader Sujata Roy. In addition to ...

For whatever reason, my office has seen an explosion of homeowners bringing in branches covered in cottony maple scale. I ...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has quarantined Carlton County after discovering infestations of an invasive ash-tree killing beetle across the southeastern portion of the county. Even though ...

An ecological restoration at Kirvin Park will remove invasive plant species and reintroduce native vegetation to more than 17 acres near Sackett and Ashley brooks to improve wildlife habitat, soil ...

The Village of Fairport is replacing some of their street trees on Main Street with native species. It's part of a growing ...

You may have noticed lots of those helicopter maple tree seeds filling up rain gutters or piling up on the sidewalk this year. State Forester Tivon Feeley says the large amount of seeds created a ...

But when you slow down to look closely, you’ll discover that all trees bloom. For most species, such as familiar maples, oaks, birches, their flowers tend to be subtle.

A tree must be at least 10-to-12 inches in diameter and in good health before it can be tapped. Buckets can be used to collect the sap, or on larger operations, it's probably plastic tubing.

You can tap a few different maple species in New Hampshire for sap, but sugar maples are best because they have a higher sugar content in the sap. Look for a tree that’s 10 to 12 inches in diameter.

It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup ...