Freeman’s maple

Freeman’s Maple Research Podcast

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Just a quick reminder that the Ohio Maple Days registration is live – we hope to see you in December!

A couple months ago, I had the opportunity to sit down virtually with Aaron Wightman from Cornell and talk about the 3 year’s worth of data we collected to investigate Freeman’s maple production potential in comparison to sugar maples.  The research was conducted at OSU-Mansfield in the University research sugarbush, and Aaron did a great job leading the Sweet Talk Maple Podcast and keeping the conversation on track.  Please enjoy!  The episode can be downloaded and heard anywhere you get your podcasts.

Mini Maple Arboretum

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The new additions just keep coming at the OSU-Mansfield sugarbush.  12 trees were planted for a miniature arboretum right off the corner of the new maple pavilion.  With a collection of all the common maple species in Ohio, we are now better equipped than ever to teach tree identification workshops.  Sugar maple, boxelder, silver maple, black maple, red maple, “rilver” maple, Norway maple – single trees of some, multiple representatives of others.

A summer watering schedule, some mulch around their bases, and protection from the local deer herd should give these a great shot at surviving and playing a role in many maple workshops in the future.