Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) can be considered the star of eastern North ...

Anthracnose is a common spring disease on maple trees common in the landscape including red (Acer rubrum), silver (Acer saccharinum), sugar (Acer saccharum) and Japanese (Acer palmatum) maples.

Q: Can you please tell me why the leaves and seeds have stayed on the maple trees so long this year? We have noticed the same thing happening all around us. No matter how much snow and wind we have ...