Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) is a deciduous tree also referred to as hard maple or rock maple. It is one of the largest and most important hardwood species in North America, typically reaching 70-90 ...

further increasing its appeal as a tree for landscaping. Autumn blaze maple is a cultivar, meaning that it was bred by crossing the red maple and the silver maple, rather than being a natural species.

A few years ago, Rutgers researcher Jennifer Blake-Mahmud was working on a botany project in Virginia when colleagues pointed out a striped maple, a common tree in the understory of mountain ...

It all starts with finding the right maple trees. While all maple tree species produce sap, sugar maples have the absolute best quality sap with the highest sugar content and is the one syrup make ...

You can tap a few different maple species in New Hampshire for sap, but sugar maples are best because they have a higher sugar content in the sap. Look for a tree that’s 10 to 12 inches in diameter.