The most commonly planted maple trees are Red Maple (Acer rubrum), Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), Silver Maple (Acer ...

This article will answer common questions about collecting maple sap and making maple syrup. It will walk the beginner through the first steps of gathering tapping supplies, drilling the taphole ...

Norway maples (Acer platanoides) are a shade-tolerant invasive species that were planted as street trees and now are common in many residential yards and some forests. Norway maple terminal buds ...

Attendees will learn the history of maple production, how sap flows, maple tree identification and sugarbush management, tapping procedure and guidelines for tree health, collection systems ...

Trees take up an enormous amount of water, leaving the soil around them very dry. That said, many shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant plants do well under trees.

It’s a bit late in the year to be planting trees, but the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is urging homeowners and city leaders to plan ahead and consider any of about 85 different species ...