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 couple of questions came in recently about red maple trees. Lena said her maple on the side of her Stuart home looks like it is struggling. She reports it bloomed some and set seeds, but many of the ...

Two fungal outbreaks targeting maple trees around the Capital Region are leaving trees naked weeks before the usual fall foliage season would strip them of their leaves. Anthracnose is a disease ...

Q: A couple of years ago, I wrote to you about the sad state of my Japanese weeping maple tree. You told me to cut the dead part off and see what happens. Well, it is one breath away from heaven. How ...

MILTON, Vt. — Maple syrup production has come a long way from metal buckets hung on trees, but even high-tech operations have had to rely on old-fashioned foot patrols to fix a common problem — leaks.

The sounds of chainsaws filled the air in Glens Falls on Friday, where many trees came down from Thursday evening’s storms. That includes Garfield Street in Glens Falls – a densely populated ...

Many of you while driving around town might have noticed that our maples along the streets are looking stressed and have a lot of dieback this year. It looks like we are going to lose many of these ...

It’s been a tough year for some trees. Whacky weather, no rain, too much rain, gypsy moths and now maple trees are dropping leaves — in August. If you drive around Batavia, you’ll notice that a lot of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Trees, yards and gardens are lush with all the rain recently. But some people wonder if the weather has also helped stop a pesky problem this time of year. Why are some maple trees not ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.