There are many trees that provide excellent shade in the landscape. These trees are all fast growing, hardy, and can be ...

Our neighborhood association would like to plant 12 to 15 maple trees along our streets this fall. Can you tell us which of the maples will make good street trees in Baltimore? The four species of ...

There is gold in those leaves particularly if you grow the tree many call the Southern sugar maple. This tree is native from Texas to Florida and as far north as Missouri and Illinois. In other words, ...

Maple trees display beautiful fall foliage, but are often too big for some yards. There is a maple tree variety, though, that's perfect for small spaces.

Q. My sister and I planted maple trees at the same time years ago. Why does her tree begin to show fall color earlier than mine? — Susie Hunt, Palatine A. There are several reasons why your trees ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In the beech-maple forest at Warren Woods State Park, the importance values of Fagus grandifolia and Acer saccharum have increased compared ...

The sugar maple is the official state tree of Wisconsin and in fall it's easy to see why. Its brilliant colors pop this time of year, giving us all kinds of color from yellow to red, but why does it ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. The contribution of seed rain to the seed bank and to the seedling cohort was evaluated for three species, Abies balsamea, Acer saccharum ...

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.

Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is one of Connecticut's greatest natural treasures, and it's a sweet one. It's maple syrup time again.The sap has been running for the past few weeks, and evaporators ...

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