SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Every year, the last Friday in April is Arbor Day. Back in 1872, Nebraska recognized the day as a legal ...

* What it is: A moderately fast-growing native shade tree best known for its brilliant red (sometimes red/gold) fall foliage. Leaves are wide and three-lobed with pointed tips, emerging red-tinged in ...

When you buy a bare root red maple tree to plant in your yard, it'll usually look more like a skinny stick than a towering shade tree. While it'll take time for it to reach maturity, it won't stay a ...

As spring unfolds, the deep red blooms of red maple trees along the roadsides and in the woods really stand out. Within days, the blooms fall onto the pavement like blood-red snow. Did you know that ...

A couple of questions came in recently about red maple trees. Lena said her maple on the side of her Stuart home looks like it is struggling. She reports it bloomed some and set seeds, but many of the ...

Guys whose follicles are dwindling on a daily basis probably don’t think bald is beautiful. But when the subject shifts to deciduous trees, many species are stunning as they approach dormancy and ...

Dear Master Gardener: My wife and I would like to plant a big shade tree in our front yard with beautiful fall color. We are thinking of planting a red maple. Is that a good choice? Answer: Red maple ...

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 ...

If we would only listen we would hear. The trees are speaking. That’s the philosophy of Covel McDermot, a recent alumnus of the University of Delaware’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources ...

Since mid-July, I’ve noticed something strange in several maple trees I’ve driven by: their leaves are starting to show fall color! Sometimes it’s just the tips of the branches turning red or yellow; ...