As the winter’s snow melts away, spring chores and promises slowly take shape and gardeners begin sharpening and oiling their pruning tools. Is late winter and early spring the best time to ...

Some trees have free-flowing sap that "bleeds" after late winter or early spring pruning. Though this bleeding causes little harm, it may still be a source of concern. To prevent bleeding, prune the ...

Maple sugaring is a term to describe the process of making maple syrup. "...Boiling maple sap, which evaporates the water molecules leaving one with a more concentrated sugar-rich liquid: syrup," Pure ...

Maple syrup is one of those foods that conjures up particular imagery – the trees, the color red, the forests, the sap ...

Some maple syrup producers might be concerned about winter warm-ups and sap flowing early. Most large producers in northern Minnesota base their schedules on the calendar— tap in February to be ready ...

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An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding - the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest. Voting for the New Zealand Bug of ...

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