Not only are maples useful to people, they are also important for wildlife and the environment. As well, their vibrant fall colours attract tourists to areas where the trees are abundant, helping Canada’s tourism industry. In fact, sugar maples are often planted for this purpose. They also provide shade, which helps reduce electricity use in the summer months. Their wood is used by the lumber industry to make flooring, furniture, interior woodwork, plywood and veneer. Maple trees are useful for much more than lip-smacking syrup. They then grabbed Popsicle sticks and rolled them along the lines of the syrup to make the sweet treats. I was fascinated by how it was made: after boiling the syrup, the sugar shack employees poured the syrup in horizontal lines on snow patches. I also remember visiting a sugar shack in Quebec with my parents when I was six years old and tasting maple taffy for the first time. Despite moving out of that house almost 10 years ago, I still live nearby and occasionally pass by it, giving me the opportunity to see this beautiful tree, which has grown significantly.Īs a child, my breakfasts often consisted of maple and brown sugar-flavoured instant oatmeal or Eggo waffles, which I drowned in maple syrup to ensure every square was filled. With its dark red leaves, it really stood out. Neither my parents nor I planted it, so a seed must have blown over from a nearby maple tree and planted itself in the grass. One early spring day, I recall peering out my living room window and catching a glimpse of a small seedling in our yard that seemingly appeared out of nowhere. I have fond childhood memories of maple trees, and I have witnessed the growth of a maple tree in my front yard over the years. – Read more via CBC Vancouver.With maple tree tapping (sap extraction) season now underway, it’s the perfect time to talk about maple trees. “Kemk’emeláy means ‘the place of many maple trees’ or a grove of maples,” says Senaqwila Wyss”. Pronounced “KEM-kem-a-lie,” the site was located at what is now the foot of Gore Street, at the Port of Vancouver’s busy Main Street Dock on the south shore of the Burrard Inlet. “K’emk’emeláy was once a thriving seasonal village for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples for gathering and harvesting seafood.
#Maple tree archive
I can’t wait to play “let’s go find that in the park” again soon with the SPES Instagram account! Read my archive of SPES-contributed articles here, which include more giant trees, lagoon slime, flying squirrels, tiny fungus, winter hummingbirds and much more! K’emk’emeláyĪn area of Vancouver was always known for its maple trees:
According to the list, Stanley Park also has the country’s largest red alder. You can find this gentle giant listed on BC’s Big Tree Registry, in the Champions section. It is 29 metres in height and 3.4 metres in diameter… it’s BIG! It also has a crown spread of 19.5 metres. A post shared by Stanley Park Ecology Society caption said it was just off the Rawlings Trail near Hollow Tree and sure enough, we walked across Tatlow from Lost Lagoon, turned on Rawlings and I spotted it from the path.
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