The forest floor of Mount Royal Park in autumn is a many-coloured carpet of maple leaves: orange, yellow, and every kind of red. The scene looks ready for a patriotic postcard. But woven into this ...

It’s not easy to figure out which maples you want on your property. The good ones are the sugar maples, their leaves ablaze each fall in yellow, red and orange. The less desirable ones are the Norway ...

While they may be beautiful, Norway maple trees (Acer platanoides) are not the type of trees you want hanging around in your yard. Luckily, there are some good alternatives to the Norway maple to ...

Peter Kuitenbrouwer is a journalist and holds a master’s degree in forest conservation from the University of Toronto. The Norway maple is a hardy tree that thrives much better than our domestic sugar ...