A leaf on a Silver Maple tree with Maple Bladder Gall which is caused by Eriophyid mites. skhoward/Getty Images Trees are an essential part of the food chain for some insects and tree pests.

Red maple leaves typically are about 4 inches in diameter and three-lobed, while silver maple leaves are about 6 inches in diameter and have five deeply cut lobes. Of all our native maples, red has ...

The name comes from the bright, silver undersides of the tree's leaves which is reflected in this new coin. Since this isn't a circulation coin, it costs $64.95 to get one of these maple leaf coins.

A maple tree in Walford continues to leaf-out March 30 as conditions warm. Iowa’s silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a response to several ...

Red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the most common native trees in eastern North America.Often called swamp maple, it thrives in wet areas such as bog edges and wetland margins. For this reason, it’s ...