Norway maples (Acer platanoides) are a shade-tolerant invasive species that were planted as street trees and now are common in many residential yards and some forests.

How to identify treesBotanists use the flower of a tree to identify it to scientific name, genus and species. Some of us can identify a tree by its leaves; for example, the buckeye with its compoun… ...

Leaf buds are also one of the ways that scientists identify tree species in winter. To differentiate between red and sugar maples you need to look at their buds. Sugar maple buds are about one quarter ...

Learning about the art of maple sugaring, when the sap from trees is collected to make syrup while on a hike, a cooking demonstration, and a tasting Saturday at Robinson Nature Center.

Arts & Entertainment How to choose the right maple tree for North Texas Not all maple tree varieties work well in our soils. Here are the good and bad choices.

Tree anatomy, including leaf shape and twig parts, helps you identify and name tree species. Knowing a tree's physiology will help with identification.

Attendees learned to identify and tap Maple trees, collect sap, and make syrup over a wood-fired evaporator.

Leaves of red maple tree, a species native to Virginia (Photo: National Park Service) ...

A line of attendees follow a hiking trail to find, identify, and tap a maple tree to collect sap during a maple sugaring demonstration at Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center in Chatham on ...

Michael Hauck, 60, has planted some 150 species of native trees and plants at his home in Pequea Township over 21 years - all fitted with identification tags.