This article looks at five things we learned from Michigan's maple syrup farmers in a recent in-depth look at ice storm ...

ACME, Wash. — Every bottle of Neil's Bigleaf Maple Syrup starts with a drill, a tap and a maple tree that's been standing in the foothills of the North Cascades for centuries. "Everything that's ...

A maple syrup program is teaching students about sustainable production through a grove of red maple trees at Stockton University in Galloway. Each winter, about 600 red maples are tapped in the ...

The official state tree of Wisconsin is the Sugar Maple, and its sap is the primary source of maple syrup. Since it takes at least several hundred sugar maples to make syrup production profitable, ...

Watery sap drips slowly from a spout in the side of the tree, falling drop by drop into a silver metal bucket attached to the trunk. The slightly sweet tree water is a nutritious drink, but this ...

Question: During the recent warm spell, I saw someone tapping maple trees for syrup. Isn’t it too early? Answer: Tapping maple sap is ready when nature says so, and for some experienced “sugarbushers, ...

The process of gathering maple syrup is long and arduous. It’s maple syrup season, meaning it’s Vermont’s time to shine. Known worldwide for its maple industry, Vermont sugar makers produce over 3 ...

What do maple syrup and rubber have in common? They are both made from tree sap (kind of like tree blood)! However, only maple syrup is an edible sweet treat. Maple syrup is a natural sweetener with ...

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You may have seen dramatic headlines recently about “exploding trees.” While attention-grabbing, the term is misleading. What people are referring to is frost cracking, also called southwest injury.

Exploding trees made quite a few headlines last month when temperatures dropped across much of the country. While the claim of trees exploding certainly grabs attention, it is a little exaggerated.

Frost crack as seen in a tree. (Photo by Thomas deHaas, OSU Extension educator) SALEM, Ohio — Winter walks in the forest bring sounds of boots crunching through heavy snow and wind whistling through ...