Birch syrup is harvested from the sap of birch trees, predominantly the paper birch found in Alaska’s forests. Unlike maple syrup, which has a sugar content of about 2-3%, birch sap contains ...

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes of vanilla and caramel, is one of the first signs of spring. Now, maple’s ...

Beyond maple: Sap drips from a pine tree.Around the nation, producers are making syrup from the sap of pine, birch, even black walnut trees. iStockphoto hide caption ...

Maple, oak and birch trees are blooming. Yes, blooming. You just have to look closely enough to see the tiny flowers. By Lisa Meyers McClintick. For the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Canadian maple syrup producer Martin Malenfant started tapping birch trees three years ago and can't keep up with demand. NPR profiled this Alaskan family selling birch sap a few years back.

Food; Move over maple syrup: Researchers in Syracuse are tapping walnut trees (and a birch) Published: ; Apr. 22, 2014, 10:50 a.m.

I saw a curious sight on my drive to work the other day. A lone icicle was hanging from a branch on a maple tree. I smiled and chuckled briefly when I saw that large, solitary crystal of frozen ...

Birch syrup is becoming a favorite flavor in the state's budding local food scene. Listen now AK: From tree to cream; how birch syrup makes its way to dessert bowls ...

Although birch and maple waters do contain some minerals, there's not much research on how healthful they really are. Here's how things stack up. MORE: Why Coconut Water Is Lame: Five New Drinks ...

Maple trees aren't the only ones that produce ... The Arabian explorer Ahmad ibn Fadlān documented the Bolgar people collecting birch tree sap near the Volga River and fermenting it into an ...

My birch tree has developed a yellowish color to the leaves. ... Red maple is another tree that shows signs of chlorosis when planted in high-pH, clay soils.