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The Northwest is getting into the lucrative maple syrup industry. Farmers and researchers in Washington state are beginning to tap the sweet potential of the much-maligned bigleaf maple tree.

Bigleaf maples, Washington’s largest and second most common hardwood tree, is experiencing a massive dieoff across the state, from Tacoma to the Hoh Rainforest. Scientists have been studying the ...

In the maple-syrup regions of North America, the sugar maple is the species of choice. It doesn’t have any advantages over the bigleaf except one: The sugar content of its sap, 2.5 percent, is ...

The Northwest is getting into the lucrative maple syrup industry. Farmers and researchers in Washington state are beginning to tap the sweet potential of the much-maligned bigleaf maple tree.

Shells of the Puget Oregonian snail, a sensitive species that lives in big leaf maple trees. William Leonard/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service A retired logger enjoys the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting bigleaf maple trees in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington and selling the most valuable ...

Bigleaf maple trees are tapped for maple syrup in December 2020 as part of a regional project to explore possible commercial production. Washington State University Extension hosted a webinar Jan. 12.

image: A bigleaf maple in decline in Washington’s Central Cascades region. view more Credit: Jacob Betzen/University of Washington. As its name suggests, the bigleaf maple tree’s massive ...

Researchers are tapping Washington’s bigleaf maples and making syrup from the tree’s sap. It’s just as good as the stuff from Canada, they say.