There are lots of unique species of maple trees that can provide many years of shade. With so many options, there's a perfect ...

The red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the most common, and popular, deciduous trees in much of the eastern and central U.S. It has a pleasing oval shape and is a fast grower with stronger wood than ...

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in the woods really stand out. Withing days, the blooms fall onto the pavement like blood-red snow. Did you know that ...

When you buy a bare root red maple tree to plant in your yard, it'll usually look more like a skinny stick than a towering shade tree. While it'll take time for it to reach maturity, it won't stay a ...

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 ...

Maple trees are hard to beat when it comes to colorful displays. The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is so well-loved for its vibrant hues that it's considered the state tree for more states than any ...

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...

Q: Our Japanese red maple tree was full of new leaves when the hard freeze hit. It is just now getting a few leaves again. Should I trim the tree back, or just wait and see what happens? I do not know ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

As a child living in the mid-Atlantic region, I recall watching the “helicopters” of maple seeds floating down from the trees and how we’d try to run around and catch them before they hit the ground.