When the maple tree sap starts flowing, the French part of Canada dons checkered clothes and celebrates in sugar shacks. Ksenia Prints is a food writer, blogger, photographer and recipe developer ...

According to the USDA Forestry Service, sugar maple trees are common to the northern parts of our country and Canada. They studied cases of maple dieback and decline in both urban and forest setting.

Maple syrup is a natural forest food product and, for the most part, only produced in temperate North American woodlands. More specifically, the sugary sap is mostly collected from the sugar maple ...

Some sugar maple trees can grow up to 150 feet tall! Most, according to the New England Forestry Foundation, reach heights of between 80 and 100 feet. Check out the top 10 fast-growing trees you ...

Erich Ruger of Sugar Oak Farms taps a tree at his maple sugar operation on March 11 in Malta. Ruger said he was inspired to tap for maple after his wife brought home the book “Backyard Sugarin'.” ...

Don't get your hopes up for syrup soon after planting a sugar maple. The tree must be 40 ... Native Americans invented the process that is now a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. and Canada.

In Ontario's Niagara Region, the historic Comfort Maple stands as a proud symbol of Canada's natural heritage. This majestic sugar maple tree, towering at almost 25 meters tall with a trunk wider ...

How the Maple-Syrup Cartel Keeps a Sticky Grip on Global Market Quebec’s 50 million maple trees produce 72% of the world’s supply, leaving Vermont to pine for the good old days ...

Maple syrup, Canada's "liquid gold," is among the 10 most adulterated foods globally. Maple syrup's desirability has made it a target for delinquent activities, including food fraud and theft. In ...