It was 17 years ago in early June when I wrote a column entitled “Are you cranky too?”. It started out like this: “WARNING: Nothing in this week’s column is of horticultural value. The reason is because I am in a totally cranky mood. You might be feeling the same too…


After a couple decades of selecting, breeding and evaluating cultivar after cultivar, there are some very unique flavors of hybrid maples to choose from…