According to gardening expert Tony O'Neill, Japanese maple trees are one of the best varieties in the maple family. "This smaller maple tree is prized for its delicate, ... Hardiness Zones: 5 - 8.

Don't get your hopes up for syrup soon after planting a sugar maple. The tree must be 40-50 years old before tapping it ... Growing conditions. Hardiness zones: 4 to 8. Sun: full sun to part shade ...

The red maple is growing in popularity and is often stronger than its sibling, the sugar maple. “Maple is a relatively clean tree, with strong branches that do not break off easily in high winds.

Straight from the tree, maple sap is only about 2 percent sugar. To transform it into a topping worthy of a short stack, the sap must be boiled down to a much sweeter 66 percent sugar, a process ...