Maple trees are beautiful and many are native to the United States, but before you put one in your perfectly manicured lawn, here's something to consider.

“Which maple should I plant?” is a question I routinely encounter. My response: “None.” Maples (Acer spp.) aren’t bad trees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bigleaf maple leaf on stones. Bigleaf maple trees (Acer macrophyllum) are not maples for small yards. These deciduous trees can ...

Berkowitz is a freelance writer and communication specialist developing stories on a broad range of topics from sustainability to food trends and healthy living. Maple water is a clear liquid that ...

For centuries, the Abenaki people of the northeastern U.S. and Canada looked at maple sap as a gift from their creator, arriving at a time just before spring when their ancestors' food reserves were ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

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 ...

This story was originally featured on Outdoor Life. There are windows of opportunity in nature, and one of my annual favorites is “sugaring time.” In late winter, tree sap begins to flow, and from the ...

A man reflects on the maple tree his parents planted at his childhood home in Montréal. The tree provided shade, a place for ...