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Tree # 21

Name:
        Common: Red Maple
        Scientific: Acer rumbrum L.

Leaf:        Type: Simple
1.From: Star-Shaped
2.Apex: Truncate
3.Margin: Incised
4.Base: Truncate or Squared
Venation: Palmate
Arrangement: Opposite
Flower:
        Description : Clustered, small, red
Fruit:
        Description: red wings , about ¾ inches long, paired
Twig: Reddish color skinny and hairless
Bark: Dark gray , and smooth
Form: Broadly columnar, 40-60 feet tall, skinny

Tree 21 bark

Discussion:
Uses: shade, make ink out of bark, furniture, gun stocks, shelter, habitat , fall color, landscaping
Origin(location): United States
Distribution: North West Foundland to Minnesota south to Florida and Texas: Zones 3-9
Images:
Map: #21
Copyright: donnazvonar@stmarysschool.net

References: www.eNature.com
www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/forest/htm/trees/
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, Michael A. Dirr

Red Maple Spring

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