Maple trees have the longest continuous range of any tree in North America, spanning 1,900 miles up the East Coast. They can grow at elevations from sea level up to 3,000 feet.

In honor of Michigan Maple Syrup Weekends (the first of which, for 2018, happens March 17-18), expand your knowledge of this "pure Michigan" goodness with the following little-known facts.

The red maple (Acer rubrum) that puts on a show nationwide in the fall doesn't do very well here in our alkaline soils, but there are other maples available for use here in North Texas. Some are ...

It takes about 40 gallons of sap (what comes from the tree) to make one gallon of maple syrup. Pure Maple syrup is only made in certain parts of North America. Maple syrup is made in spring, when ...

McLeod has become intensely interested in how to better grow the West Coast's native bigleaf maple tree — because he's started tapping them by the hundreds for his boutique syrup business ...

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