Hard maple is a wonderful, expensive, nearly white wood used for almost every application imaginable both today and even prior to the colonization of the U.S. Uses include cabinets, furniture, bowls, ...

One of the more common trees found in landscapes and forests in Elkhart County is the maple. There are 14 species of maple native to the United States. Each has its own character and uniqueness.

Japanese maples are pretty and mostly hardy trees within their growing zone. Like most trees, however, they still need ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) can be considered the star of eastern North ...

Each week, the Intro to Trees of Indiana web series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee to help ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

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 ...

'It’s like drinking sunshine': Sunny year in southern Minnesota makes maple syrup extra sweet Jim and Joe Jirik harvest maple syrup every year on their farm just west of Faribault on the shores of ...

Iowa has been blessed with several species of native maple trees, and hosts several more introduced, ornamental maples from different parts of the world. The oak family is divided into two large ...