MINNEAPOLIS — Trees, yards and gardens are lush with all the rain recently. But some people wonder if the weather has also helped stop a pesky problem this time of year. Why are some maple trees ...

Whether you know them as samara seeds, maple seeds, or helicopter seeds, most of us know the seeds that spin down to the ground on one or two blades. They have been served as the inspiration for ...

Most Japanese maple trees are purchased as small trees from garden centers, nurseries, or online to plant out as part of people’s backyard ideas. It is also possible to grow Japanese maples from seeds ...

Botanists are calling for urgent action to protect rare maple trees. And they say seeds should be stored as an insurance policy against extinction. The assessment of all 158 species of maple is ...

Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a container ... prune in early summer instead. Collect the winged seeds (called samaras) in fall. Remove the wings and sow in pots filled with seed ...