Do you want to learn how to make maple syrup? Do you have some maple trees? Are they sugar or silver maples? If so, chances are you've thought about "sugaring"—the process of collecting maple sap and ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Maple syrup is a natural forest food product and, for the most part, only ...

Maple tapping time is just around the corner! Have you ever considered taking up this fun hobby but wonder how it all really works? I’m so excited to share with you everything we’ve learned about ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

Sooty bark disease, caused by a fungus, has been detected in British Columbia's maple trees. This fungal disease, which can ...

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 turner in ...

Anthracnose, a fungal disease affecting maple trees, is prevalent in Greater Columbus due to the cool, wet spring. The disease causes brown leaf spots, curling leaves and premature leaf drop, but ...

You might not have noticed, but drop by drop, the first harvest of 2021 has begun. There's more sunlight. Maple trees and their shallow roots break their dormancy, and the sap will be ready to rise up ...

In Ontario's Niagara Region, the historic Comfort Maple stands as a proud symbol of Canada's natural heritage. This majestic sugar maple tree, towering at almost 25 meters tall with a trunk wider than ...

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will soon remove a historic sugar maple in the Italianate Garden at the Garden at Elm Bank in Wellesley, according to a community announcement. The move is ...