It grows quickly and tall—some grow to be 80 feet high, a daunting height for even the most intrepid tree climber. Sugar maples grow just a hair shorter—up to 75 feet—and might be the better of the two simply because of their adaptability and hardiness. They grow throughout the Unite...
Around here, zone 5, Ontario, “their first important food source is tree pollen. Long before flowers become important, honey bees are in the top of trees collecting pollen. Maples, elms, poplars and willows are important as a first food” and they flower before dandelions. “They gather da...
Thanks to his map, I was able to find a taxi driver who could take me straight to the canal embankment , where a sort of barge with a roof like one on a Japanese house was moored . The Japanese build their traditional houses on boats when land becomes too expensive. The rather ...