Maple syrup is a pure, all-natural sweetener made by concentrating the sap of maple trees, most commonly the sugar maple, although other varieties of maples are also tapped. To collect the sap, ...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Ontario is home to a wide array of one-of-a-kind natural wonders. Called the Comfort Maple, the tree towers about 24.4 metres at its crown and has a trunk ...

Maple syrup has been a cherished ingredient in North American culinary traditions for centuries, from well before the advent of European settlers. Native American tribes found that they could produce ...

Peter Kuitenbrouwer is a journalist and Registered Professional Forester who holds a Master of Forest Conservation from the University of Toronto. On the farm in west Quebec where we settled in my ...

Spring is the most wonderful time of the year for biology professor and maple syrup lover Stephen Heard. Every March, he taps the four sugar maples in his Fredericton backyard, and collects between ...

After an abnormally dry summer, maple syrup producers in the Atlantic region are anxiously waiting to see what winter weather ...

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index than maple syrup, but its high fructose content can lead to long-term health risks if ...

THE most magnificent display of color in all the kingdom of plants is the fall foliage of the trees of North America. Even the acid Mrs. Trollope, who found nothing good to say of the domestic manners ...

Several tree species, including Chinese pistache and Sugar Maple, are displaying spectacular fall colors. Various shrubs like ...