Seiridium canker got its start in Texas on Leyland cypresses 25 or 30 years ago and now has killed a huge percentage of the ...

Ever wondered how to make maple sugar from scratch? This video walks through the simple yet fascinating process of boiling down maple syrup, crystallizing the sugar, and refining it into a fine, ...

GARDENER’S MAILBAG Dear Neil, I have four Leyland cypresses on a slope that feeds into a ditch that almost always has some ...

Trees can add beauty and value to a home landscape — if you plant the right species and find the right spot for it. Here are ...

Forest or sugar bush maple trees are the source of maple sugar sap used to produce maple syrup. The decline of these trees should be of concern to maple syrup producers and consumers. According to ...

Our chat brought back thoughts about my maple. The tree was in my yard long before I moved to the neighborhood in the early ’90s. In some ways we grew up together. When something is always ...

Mark and Susan Lockwood have made a hobby of tapping maple trees on their Seekonk property each year for the past 24 years. In a homemade evaporator, gallons of sap are boiled all day long at the ...

and soon enough you'll notice buckets clinging to maple trees as hobbyists and commercial operators begin collecting the sweet sap to make maple syrup. Collecting sap from maple trees to make ...

Nuts are especially popular in New England for making maple-butternut candy. Small amounts of wood are used for cabinets, toys, and novelties. Butternut is under attack by the butternut canker ...