As a thin-bark tree, Japanese maple is subject to damage from the freeze-thaw cycle in colder climates. To prevent injury, wrap tree bark in late fall and remove in early spring (this will also ...

FAMED for their striking red, weeping, lacy leaves, Japanese maples can transform any garden. However, with spring now officially here, the stunning trees are more delicate than ever, experts have … ...

Comments By Katherine McPhillips 12:21, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 Updated: 12:27, Sun, Apr 6, 2025 Pruning Japanese maple tree in spring can help them grow thicker branches with lots of buds (Image: Getty) ...

Spring is the most wonderful time of the year for biology professor and maple syrup lover Stephen Heard. Every March, he taps the four sugar maples in his Fredericton backyard, and collects ...

Maple trees are known for their sap that makes the sweet syrup people put on their pancakes and waffles. But there are several ways to enjoy the tree that aren't quite as sticky.

Trees must reach a certain size before they are ready to tap, no smaller than 10-12 inches in diameter at chest height. Syrup makers usually use one tap for trees 12 to 18 inches in diameter, two ...

Nothing signals spring’s arrival quite like sap flow and sweet maple syrup Marta CzurylowiczVideo & Editorial Lead, Journalist Published on Mar. 26, 2021, 4:44 PM ...

This year, I had 110 taps.” Every spring since 1997, his workshed has been transformed into a sugar shack where West boils down thousands of litres of maple sap into dozens of litres of syrup.

Anthracnose, a fungal disease affecting maple trees, is prevalent in Greater Columbus due to the cool, wet spring. The disease causes brown leaf spots, curling leaves and premature leaf drop, but ...

Anthracnose, a fungal disease affecting maple trees, is prevalent in Greater Columbus due to the cool, wet spring. The disease causes brown leaf spots, curling leaves and premature leaf drop, but ...