As a thin-bark tree, Japanese maple is subject to damage from the freeze-thaw cycle in colder climates. To prevent injury, wrap tree bark in late fall and remove in early spring (this will also ...

Fast-growing trees help fill your landscape and add shade quickly. This Japanese maple tree variety is particularly gorgeous ...

Anthracnose, a fungal disease affecting maple trees, is prevalent in Greater Columbus due to the cool, wet spring. The disease causes brown leaf spots, curling leaves and premature leaf drop, but ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees common in the landscape including red (Acer rubrum), silver (Acer saccharinum), sugar (Acer saccharum) and Japanese (Acer palmatum) maples ...

There's another chance to tap maple trees at Carpenter Nature Center on Saturday, March 22. It's open to the public, but registration is limited, so sign up soon if you're interested.

Trees must reach a certain size before they are ready to tap, no smaller than 10-12 inches in diameter at chest height. Syrup makers usually use one tap for trees 12 to 18 inches in diameter, two ...

RELATED: As trees warm and wake up, sap rises inside. That's why March is often maple syrup season. But this year, it could be a February activity. "If you see a long-range forecast that's warm, I ...