Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, ...

The city's cemetery resources board approved a silver maple tree at Longview Cemetery despite a little hesitation. Dave Grellner, the city's environmental health manager, told the board Thursday ...

Seeds, samaras, helicopters: Whatever you call maple seeds, there is a bumper crop this spring in Iowa. Iowa’s silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a ...

If you're looking for a way to add extra color to your yard, a maple tree may be at the top of your list. Maples are lovely trees, known for their vibrant fall foliage and sweet sap — one variety even ...

Now that we have passed the vernal equinox, sunlight is about 12 1/2 hours each day (sunrise 7 a.m., sunset nearly 7:30 p.m.) ...

Pauline Bailey, standing at right, watches as her family plants a silver maple tree in memory of Bailey’s daughter, Phylicia Thomas, who went missing in February 2004, presumed to be a victim of a ...

Last spring, I discovered a firewood posting on Craigslist for large logs removed during a street widening project. I acquired five logs, starting from the smallest, with the largest logs being too ...