These three maples have somewhat similar-looking leaves. On the surface, you may think this is simply an academic exercise. But if you care about invasive plants and local ecology, this distinction is ...

LAPEER COUNTY, MI – This giant sugar maple tree stands in the middle of farming fields. It could be a new Michigan champion.

RICHMOND — It’s not just New Englanders who think the sugar maple tree is special. When Green Berkshires brought a Minnesota scientist to study a threatened stand of these particular maples in Mount ...

Maple syrup is nature's nectar, but you've probably noticed that the real deal comes with a high price tag. Given how much ...

Winter's freakish warmth made for a somewhat skimpy maple sugar season, but it still produced mysteries. One sugar maple tree at Bendix Woods County Park in New Carlisle gave zero sap to boil into ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A symbol of the Mountain State was just planted on the State Capitol grounds in Charleston. This Sugar maple tree will replace an aging oak that was damaged by storms in the ...

Many aren't fans of the late winter months, but this is the time of year where mother nature likes to sweeten things up. It's sap collecting season and Maple Sugar Days is happening this weekend in ...

Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Maple syrup is ...

New Jersey may soon establish a viable maple syrup industry through a new project. Stockton University in southern New Jersey is leading efforts to produce syrup using red maples, which are prevalent ...