Bigleaf maple trees (Acer macrophyllum) are not maples for small yards. These deciduous trees can grow to over 100 feet (30 m) tall with a similar spread. But anyone with a large property might ...

From an aesthetic point of view, Japanese maples have a distinctive architectural beauty year-round but especially after their leaves fall. From a practical perspective, these maple trees are compact ...

Waiting a century for an oak to create shade in your yard is hard. However, the negative aspects of fast-growing trees make ...

The beginning of the twenty-first century has brought a lot of attention to climate change. With all the concern over this environmental condition, I have wondered why the EPA and the nursery industry ...

It may seem paradoxical, but sugar maple trees need snow to grow. Each winter, a deep blanket of snow — 8 inches deep or more — covers about 65 percent of northeastern sugar maples. Without this ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...

Japanese maples are pretty and mostly hardy trees within their growing zone. Like most trees, however, they still need ...