We are stuck with the trees planted by those who came before us. At least I am at my house, mostly because they are so expensive to cut down. One species I am left dealing with is Norway maple (Acer ...

It’s not easy to figure out which maples you want on your property. The good ones are the sugar maples, their leaves ablaze each fall in yellow, red and orange. The less desirable ones are the Norway ...

Norway maple (Acer platanoides) is a large deciduous tree that can reach up to 90 feet tall with a symmetric, dense crown. Reigning all the way from Europe and Western Asia, Norway maple was initially ...

Norway maple as an urban and suburban tree is so well established that it feels counter-productive to proclaim that it is an invasive species. It is. The commonwealth of Massachusetts prohibits the ...

These three maples have somewhat similar-looking leaves. On the surface, you may think this is simply an academic exercise. But if you care about invasive plants and local ecology, this distinction is ...

In recent years, we've heard a lot about non-native invasive plants. These are plants that are not from our area and then grow so rapidly and aggressively that they take over. Before you know it, ...

It’s a sad but true fact – some historically favorite landscape plants have been proven to cause problems in woodlands and other natural areas as an invasive plant that limits the regeneration of ...

More than half a century ago Kenneth Birst took a Norway maple seedling from his in-laws' property in Fargo, put it in a dirt-filled Folgers coffee can, brought it to Bismarck and planted it in his ...