Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year. It’s when nature paints landscapes with beautiful colours of oranges, yellows and reds and perhaps the star of the show is the iconic sugar maple. “The ...

One of the highest-profile trees in the state, the huge Norway maple that stood next to the Memorial Arch in front of the State House, may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. “We’re working with the ...

Norway maple as an urban and suburban tree is so well established that it feels counter-productive to proclaim that it is an invasive species. It is. The commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibits the ...

It’s a sad but true fact – some historically favorite landscape plants have been proven to cause problems in woodlands and other natural areas as an invasive plant that limits the regeneration of ...

Sugar maple trees reign in glory this weekend as we pour their golden syrup on pancakes. But you may be surprised at some other trees in your back yard that can yield syrup, too — even an invasive one ...

A few weeks ago, Montpelier Parks Director Geoff Beyer noticed many maples still holding onto green-yellow leaves. These were not red maples, whose vibrant red foliage already littered the ground, nor ...

Norway maple (Acer platanoides) is a large deciduous tree that can reach up to 90 feet tall with a symmetric, dense crown. Reigning all the way from Europe and Western Asia, Norway maple was initially ...