The leaves of this bigleaf maple at Point Defiance Park show sings of leaf scorch, one sign of the die-back affecting the species throughout the Pacific Northwest. Craig Sailor ...

The emergence this spring of a powdery, white film covering the leaves of bigleaf maple trees was a puzzling sight for Keyport resident Joy Rosenblum. "At first, I thought it was ash, as it was near ...

As its name suggests, the bigleaf maple tree’s massive leaves are perhaps its most distinctive quality. A native to the Pacific Northwest’s wet westside forests, these towering trees can grow leaves ...

Fall is an excellent time to plant trees and shrubs. The soil is still warm, so roots will have time to establish themselves long before the punishing heat of next summer arrives. If you are thinking ...

This grove of towering bigleaf maples along Woodward Bay Road NE, north of Olympia, is mostly healthy. Craig Sailor [email protected] The decline of bigleaf maple trees in Washington has been ...

Something is killing bigleaf maples — Washington’s biggest broadleaf tree — and scientists can’t stop it. They don’t even know what’s causing it. “We’ve looked for everything we can possibly think of ...

A new study has found that recent bigleaf maple die-off in Washington is linked to hotter, drier summers that predispose this species to decline. These conditions essentially weaken the tree's immune ...