Q: Earlier this summer, I picked up some maple seeds in the park and planted them in wooden boxes. Now I have little saplings. Winter will be approaching soon, and I'm not quite sure what to do with ...

The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.

Q: I live in Corona and planted a Japanese Bloodgood Maple Tree sapling about a year and a half ago. It gets full sun. Last summer the leaves got burned to a crisp, even with an umbrella covering.

In a field adjacent to county government operations in Parsippany-Troy Hills, more than 200 young oak, maple and dogwood trees are taking root in the Morris County-owned tree nursery. The Morris ...