![]() ![]() All have leaves of similar shape: a single leaf blade with the characteristic maple shape, 3-5 lobes radiating out like fingers from the palm of a hand (palmately lobed) with notches (called sinuses) between the lobes. These four species share several characteristics in common. ![]() Table 3-2 contains a descriptive comparison and Figures 3.2 through 3.5 illustrate characteristic leaves, bark, twigs, and fruits of sugar, black, red and silver maple. Southeast United States Coastal Plain & Piedmont Northeast United States & Southeast Canada Northeast United States & Southern Canada Maple species native to the United States. Doing a neighborhood tree survey and need help identifying a tree? Contact your local Extension office for resources in tree identification.Table 3.1. It is not my aim to make readers anti-maple, but instead pro-diversity for our urban canopies.
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