Even though Somerset County is in the heart of winter, maple producers are already celebrating the oncoming spring. The annual Somerset County Maple Producers' Association tree-tapping ceremony is ...

I had always assumed that the sugar maple sap for maple syrup comes from the phloem, but I was wrong. When maple sugaring in the spring, we are actually tapping into the xylem, the sugars in this ...

“Sap from a sugar maple tree is roughly 98% water and 2% sugar — this is what fills the buckets that we attach to the tree after drilling a small hole and ‘tapping’ in a specialized spout ...

Keep your maples healthy & hearty by learning to recognize common maple tree diseases & knowing how to prevent or treat them ...

Maple syrup: To replace processed sugar with maple syrup, substitute 2/3 cup of maple syrup for every 1 cup of sugar. You'll also want to reduce the quantity of liquids in the recipe by about 1/4 ...

Visitors to Blue Slope Country Museum, on March 4 and 5 gained a wealth of knowledge about the maple syrup-making process. According to Blue Slope matriarch Sandy Staebner, this year hasn’t been ...

Bruce Hopper grabs a bucket to be hung from a sugar maple tree the old-fashioned way. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Last year he sold close to 300 gallons of maple syrup and this year looks just as ...

Learn how to tap a maple tree and taste pure, local syrup at the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s Maple Sugaring Days from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3, at Creek ...

If decline of a maple canopy has been seen over a number of years, it may be due to the fact that the wrong tree was planted in the wrong place. Sugar maple rarely thrives in poorly drained soils.

Have you noticed discoloration on your maple tree leaves this year? You aren't the only one. Here's what you should know ...

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 ...