Unless you are intent on making your own maple syrup, you probably haven't given tree sap much thought. So, let's take a deeper dive into a tree's 'blood' or sap and the normal flow in the fall for ...

I love winter and have been hoping for a lot more snow, which we got last week, but only after an unseasonably (record-smashing) warm spell. Much as I love winter and want to stay in the moment, that ...

When the high temperatures rise above freezing and the daily lows stay below freezing, the sap starts to run in maple trees. On Saturday, April 6, at Maplewood State Park near Pelican Rapids, Minn., ...

AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAW) --- Students at Auburndale Middle/High School learn maple tree tapping in their school forest as part of their Agriculture class in what the teacher says is a decent maple sap ...

Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...

NATICK - It's officially maple syrup season in Massachusetts. "Maple season is about a six-week window from when you tap the tree to when you're done collecting sap from the tree," said Haley Goulet ...

Last March, Chris LaPlante of Rochester discovered that the maple tree in her yard was dripping sticky sap on the family’s car. While some people might be annoyed, LaPlante realized, "We could make ...

Tree sap is the sticky substance you sometimes see oozing out of tree trunks. Pure maple syrup is the most widely known edible sap product, derived from the sap of the maple tree, but there are many ...

It was late afternoon before we got the maple-tapping gear loaded into the trailer and the tractor hitched up. I went through a checklist, picturing each step of the procedure as I looked at the wagon ...