The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

One of the more common trees found in landscapes and forests in Elkhart County is the maple. There are 14 species of maple native to the United States. Each has its own character and uniqueness.

A maple tree in Walford continues to leaf-out March 30 as conditions warm. Iowa’s silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a response to several years of ...

Every year I teach several winter-tree identification classes. Even though they are always held outdoors no matter how cold it is, student evaluations indicate such classes are generally fun. Showing ...

Maple sugar season is underway in northern Ohio and the future of the sugar maple (acer saccharum) may be in question. Forest or sugar bush maple trees are the source of maple sugar sap used to ...