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.

September is the time to prep Japanese maple for the colder months ahead. With the hot and sun baked days behind us, these ...

Answer: Roots need oxygen to survive and a 6-inch layer of top soil will block necessary exchange of oxygen and water.

In the late winter months, when nighttime and daytime temperatures oscillate from deep-freezing to above-freezing, an imperceptible shift begins to take place in the trees around us. This huge ...

As Audubon's Bird-Friendly Maple program expands, syrup makers in the Northeast and Great Lakes are tending their sugarbushes to foster forest species.

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 ...

Neil Sperry's gardening Q&A covers maple bark splitting, live oak suckers, hedge planting, boxwood pruning and Mexican ...

Both maple syrup and sugar are pantry staple sweeteners, but they affect the body differently. What you can do: Rely on maple ...

A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was one of the largest of its kind in the United States is coming down because of safety concerns. As a small ...

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