When a microburst severely damaged Fort Sewall’s iconic sycamore maple tree in 2019, it saddened generations of Marbleheaders. Many people felt a special connection to the giant tree, which was about ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A scan of stream and river banks in this part of the ...

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The sycamore tree towering over the Fulton County Public Library looks like any other sycamore. Its white bark and thick trunk stand out from the maple and beech trees growing ...

Producing other kinds of syrup could be a natural way for farmers to safeguard their harvest against warmer weather and pests. But maple experts say, the most famous syrup is here to stay. CONCORD, ...

The winter landscape can often seem stark and barren, but the native sycamore tree is at its loveliest in bleak mid-winter. Tall and stately with exfoliating bark that exposes the shimmering white ...

Q: We are curious to know the identity of a tree we saw in a park, surviving the Southwest climate that has leaves that look like a maple and a round spiky seed pod. Can you tell us?