It’s not easy to figure out which maples you want on your property. The good ones are the sugar maples, their leaves ablaze each fall in yellow, red, and orange. The less desirable ones are the ...

Norway maples typically have 5-7 lobes (commonly 7), sugar maples typically have 5, and black maples typically have 3-5. Black maple’s bottom two lobes are so much less prominent than sugar maple that ...

Botanists say the image on the new $20 bills is the leaf of a Norway maple, not the familiar sugar maple that graces Canada's flag. The Bank of Canada defends the image, saying it's a "stylized ...

This sugar maple leaf shows multiple different pigments that cause it to appear green (chlorophyll), yellow (carotenoid) and red (anthocyanin). Summer has given way to fall, and with that the green of ...

Sugar maples produce maple sap, which can be used to make maple syrup. The yield of sugar maples is one of the highest among maple trees. The Morton Arboretum warns again pruning maps in the spring as ...

If you see pale hairs there, you’ve got a sugar maple leaf in hand. The easiest way to tell these two maples apart is by leaf color. During the growing season, Norway maple’s leaves are dark ...