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 ...

Maple trees are some of the most popular shade trees among homeowners in Ohio. They are fast-growing, have dense leaf canopies, show stunning autumn color and provide needed shade and cooling during ...

Q. My maple tree has black spots on the leaves that just appeared recently. Should I be concerned about this? What should I do? A. Sometimes wet conditions earlier in the season can cause problems ...

Maple trees might be struggling in residential backyards, but a creeping sickness shouldn’t affect fall foliage and leaf peeping or maple syrup tapping. Certain species of maple trees have been ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees common in the landscape including red (Acer rubrum), silver (Acer saccharinum), sugar (Acer saccharum) and Japanese (Acer palmatum) maples.

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's why waiting pays off.

Leaves often turn yellow before they drop because the tree harvests many of the nutrients from the leaves before it sheds them. This past month I began to observe that the leaves on some of my maple ...

Maple trees are among the most loved and widely planted shade trees in home landscapes. Maples produce seeds that fall like tiny helicopters from the tree, which kids love to run to and catch. As ...

The list of diseases attacking trees in the Pacific Northwest grows every year. A pathogen new to Western Washington brings an added concern: It can injure people. A research project using citizen ...