Every year I teach several winter-tree identification classes. Even though they are always held outdoors no matter how cold it is, student evaluations indicate such classes are generally fun. Showing ...
Sugar maple can be a sweet addition, but its invasive impostor is not. Here's how to tell the difference between a Norway maple vs sugar maple.
Only a few types of trees have spherical, prickly seed pods, so here's how to identify each specific tree with spiky balls.Reviewed by Sylvia DuaxCertain trees produce spherical, spiky pods that can ...
Maple sugar season is underway in northern Ohio and the future of the sugar maple (acer saccharum) may be in question. Forest or sugar bush maple trees are the source of maple sugar sap used to ...
FRANKLIN – About a dozen fifth-grade students crowded around Michael DeMain and a 175-year-old maple tree in the forest preserve surrounding the Wehr Nature Center in Franklin, eager to collect sap on ...
While authentic maple syrup can be difficult to make, the process is supposed to help teach lessons like patience. Maple syrup season is over, but the lessons of the sugar maple tree continue to flow ...
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 ...