The gift of the sugar maple trees is from a benevolent Providence.” — Benjamin Rush, in a letter to Thomas Jefferson. What’s ...

There's nothing quite as breathtaking as a beautiful Japanese maple when it's displaying its stunning fall colors in brilliant shades of yellow, red, and orange. Even during summer, the tree has a ...

But if you have a taste for maple syrup, you may think of collecting sap from a sugar maple tree. Sugar maple trees produce sap during the summer, which gets stored through the winter in their roots.

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.

Japanese maples need protecting from fluctuating temperatures - and given the change of mercury in recent days this advice is ...

Weidner explained that the best and easiest way to identify maple trees is by their distinct leaves, which can be identified during the spring, summer, or fall, then marked to be tapped in the winter.

As winter fades and temperatures rise, it's time to give your Japanese maples the attention they need to thrive in the ...