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.

FELLED: Letter writer Kira Jahn stands beside a silver leaf maple tree before it was cut down recently. Editor’s note: The following letter was received after efforts failed to prevent a silver leaf ...

A crowd gathered in front of a tree felled during Friday night’s thunderstorm to take pictures and collect a leaf or two as a memento and even mourn, for this was no ordinary tree. Perhaps 150 years ...

The stirring brass of a regimental band and the whir of a powerful saw marked the next phase in the life of Canada’s most beloved tree, the silver maple that — legend has it — inspired Alexander Muir ...

The change looks alarming, but it’s not cause for concern in the long term, says registered professional botanist. Vast tracts of big leaf maple trees across the Island are turning a white-silver ...

Sugar maple and red maple are the most common trees to tap, but syrup can also be made from silver maple, black maple and boxelder.