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 ...

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 movement ...

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 ...

Examples of wind dispersal strategies include tumbleweeds, parachutes such as dandelions and milkweeds, and winged seeds like those of the maple tree, often called 'helicopter' seeds. The earliest ...

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 ...

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 movement can ...