The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.

It doesn’t matter that historians dispute that the Leslieville tree that was toppled in a windstorm in July 2013 was the one that inspired Alexander Muir in 1867 to write his “Maple Leaf Forever,” ...

A crowd gathered in front of a tree felled during Friday night’s thunderstorm to take pictures and collect a leaf or two as a memento and even mourn, for this was no ordinary tree. Perhaps 150 years ...

FELLED: Letter writer Kira Jahn stands beside a silver leaf maple tree before it was cut down recently. Editor’s note: The following letter was received after efforts failed to prevent a silver leaf ...

On one Saturday this September, my wife, Heidi, went hiking with friends in Silverthorne. She sent me photos. The clouds are amazing, hovering above the mountains. The leaves are changing, they're a ...

Several years ago I built a ring with decorative stone blocks around a mature silver maple in my backyard. It has a radius of about 4 feet. I filled it with 7 to 8 inches of soil. Now I want to remove ...

Many homeowners and tree huggers in Greater Columbus are expressing concern about the health of several species of maples in the landscape, particularly mature trees. The leaves of several species of ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: We have a large maple tree growing in our lawn. Just this week, we noticed that the leaves are covered in these misshapen, red “balls.” The tree also looks a little sparse on leaves ...