SPECIES: Acer rubrum (a’sir) (roo’brum). Native to Virginia and eastern U.S. ”Acer” is an ancient Latin name for maple; ”rubrum” means red. VARIETIES: Autumn Flame, rounded crown to 60 feet with ...

Maple syrup is most commonly made from the sap of the sugar maple, so wherever you see sap buckets– or, more often these days, plastic tubing running through the woods– you are seeing a grove of maple ...

We love the vibrant colors of maple trees in the fall. These deciduous beauties bring not only great color but also a recognizable leaf shape and (our favorite) whirlybird seeds that helicopter their ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.