The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will grow its own to insulate itself, keeping moisture out when it’s raining and in ...

Try some plants with standout bark to make things interesting after the leaves fall. Paperbark maple trees (Acer griseum) are ...

Native Americans taught the European settlers how to make maple syrup. They would cut a gash in the tree and collect the sap in containers made of tree bark. All the sap collected was poured into a ...

Native Americans taught the European settlers how to make maple syrup. They would cut a gash in the tree and collect the sap in containers made of tree bark. All the sap collected was poured into a ...

“The beauty of bark is it both holds moisture and ... Maple people are out there and, as president of the Maple Society of North America, the tree-loving gardener is dedicated to coaxing them ...

"As the tree is waking up, the chemistry of the sap allows us to produce a delicate maple syrup. As the season progresses, that sap is changing to get ready to put buds and leaves on the trees and ...