A towering bigleaf maple tree has been spared from the chopping block after Saanich residents rallied to save the giant.

Mother Maple will live to see another day – and neighbours hope countless more – as Saanich Parks has reversed its decision ...

Bigleaf maple, which are unique to the West Coast, have always been important to the Hupacasath, said Chief Brandy Lauder in a news release, but the syrup venture has given them “a renewed sense ...

Another big leaf maple would be unlikely to thrive in the same location, DES and a landscape peer review committee determined. Instead, three ponderosa pine trees will replace the big leaf maple when ...

Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum Pursh) is a tree-sized deciduous species common in the overstory of mixedwood stands in southwestern British Columbia. Results from studies of other deciduous species ...

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Bigleaf maple is the only tree-size maple in British Columbia, and is one of the major broadleaf species in the province (Thomas and Comeau 1999). Until recently, bigleaf maple has been regarded as a ...

Among them, the leaves of the bigleaf maple usually stand out in size. This ­species, native to North America’s west coast and usually found growing near streams, in ravines or on other damp ...

“Sap from West Coast bigleaf maple trees is only one per cent sugar,” said Kleekhoot Gold. This means that 100 litres of sap might deliver one litre of syrup, Kleekhoot Gold added.

Endangered Ecosystems Alliance executive director Ken Wu poses by a huge, old bigleaf maple outside Port Renfrew B.C. in December 2018. One of its branches is 23.1 metres in length.

Let’s take the bigleaf maple, the largest of its kind in Canada, as an example. The BigTree registry helpfully lists its location, Stanley Park, and co-ordinates, 49.304988, -123.152831.

“Bigleaf maple has always been used by Hupačasath for its wood, for smoking fish and game,” said Hupačasath First Nation Elected Chief Brandy Lauder.