SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some flowers are beginning to bloom and trees budding, thanks to the periods of warm weather in Central New York late winter to early spring ... Even though nature is beginning ...

4—The Northland is home to several large maple trees ... easy to see one reason why they are called red maples. Both the sugar maple and the imported Norway maple flower a bit later in spring ...

If you're concerned about fruit drop, avoid planting them near walks and driveways. The fruit is a good food source for many forms of wildlife and makes great jelly. The flowers benefit many ...

While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native ...