The Comfort Maple
Named for the Comfort family, which purchased the plot of land in 1816, the Comfort Maple is believed to be over 500 years old. This would make it Canada’s oldest sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Located in North Pelham, part of the Town of Pelham, the Comfort Maple was accepted for preservation on April 30, 1961, by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority. The land was donated to the NPCA by Edna Eleanor Comfort, in memory of her late brother, Earl.
In the Media
YourTV Cogeco
Thank you to YourTV Niagara for shooting this sweet little video of the Comfort Maple!
See the video here.
Niagara Falls Review
Thank you to NPCA Central Workshop Superintendent, Michel Germain for providing your vast knowledge of the Comfort Maple tree and the Niagara Falls Review for the beautiful footage!
See the article here.
Welland Tribune
The Welland Tribune paying tribute to our hard-working word turner, local Pelham-resident, Marv Ens. Ens creates hand-made pens from the fallen branches of the Comfort Maple Tree.
See the article here.