In the past few weeks, maple trees have been dropping samaras, or more commonly referred to as “helicopter” seeds in vibrant red and pink colors. But what’s causing the change in color?

You may have noticed lots of those helicopter maple tree seeds filling up rain gutters or piling up on the sidewalk this year ...

Helicopters is the fun name for maple ... In recent years, some maple trees dropped seeds in overwhelming numbers potentially due to stress from the drought. "There's a tendency to just flower ...

Iowa's silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a response to several years of ...

ERIE COUNTY (W.K.B.W.) — Experts say the maple trees across Western New York are in a mast year this year, meaning they are producing a massive amount of "helicopter" seeds. "In a perfect world ...

If you live somewhere with maple trees, you’ve probably seen their striking helicopter seeds – made up of a seed pod attached to a delicate wing. Maple samaras’ unique design and spinning ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad If you live somewhere with maple trees, you’ve probably seen their striking helicopter seeds – made up of a seed pod attached to a delicate wing.