Sometimes it depends on the type of maple tree. WCCO talked with Johnson while standing under a Norway maple tree at Minnehaha Park. It produced plenty of seeds with many still scattered on the ...

Niche: Striped maple is considered an important wildlife species. White-tailed deer ... and porcupines feed on tender leaf buds. The tree's seeds are sought after by ruffed grouse, squirrels ...

Still, when planting the species Acer rubrum ... that spring has arrived. The seeds of red maple are quite popular with squirrels and birds. This tree can sometimes be confused with red-leaved ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – You may have noticed something different about the maple tree seeds this year: they’re pink. In the past few weeks, maple trees have been dropping samaras ...

When wind or other disturbances detach winged maple seeds called samaras from their parent tree, they spin through ...

Southern Minnesota maple ... and the seed eaters likely more than enough food. "The theory is that they overwhelm the critters that will eat the seeds," Gupta said. Other species of trees have ...