Members of the Ramblewood Garden Club planted a ‘Red Sunset’ Maple tree (acer rubrum) at Franklin Elementary School as part of the Arbor Day celebration that was held at the school on April 5, ...

Is there room in your yard for a shade tree that grows to a height of 70 to 80 feet, such as a red oak, Norway maple or red maple? RON TARVER Tribune News Service file I am often asked to recommend a ...

Planting new trees? Chose ones that fit the area, says Lucy Hershberger, owner of Coralville-based landscaping company Forever Green. Right size, right place Typically, flowering trees are smaller, ...

Red maple is called red because its twigs, buds, and flowers are all red, and its leaves turn a flaming red in the fall–in fact, its leaves are among the earliest in the fall to start turning. It is ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) can be considered the star of eastern North ...

Many people travel to New England in October to see the wonderful fall color in the deciduous forests. A large proportion of the color is provided by maples, including the sugar maple, red maple and ...