MAPLE TREE LEAF TYPES PLUS

Light brown smooth bark when young, darker and rougher on older trees.

Try a Crimson Sentry or Royal Red for your yard. This family includes Globe Norway/Rocky Mountain Maples (Acer globosum). Incredibly cold-hardy selections, Norways were introduced from Europe and Asia in the mid-1700s and was a popular street tree in the 1960s. Native to Switzerland, Norway Maples have big broad leaves and dramatic color.

Great windbreaks and shade trees, but not strong wooded.

Bright yellow, orange, and red colors in the fall.

September samaras are almost parallel and green that drop in late spring.

February/April flowers appear yellowish-green, monoecious, on long stalks.

Bright to light green 3-5 lobed 4-inch leaves with a lighter underside and double toothed.

Symmetrical open crown - growing over 100 feet.

Reddish-brown/light brown twigs are smooth.

Gray smooth bark on young trees that becomes irregular, fissured and flakey with age.

With slender stalks, the leaves wave and flutter in the slightest breeze! Silver Maple ID Also known as Silverleaf, Creek, Water, Swamp or White Maples (among many others!), these trees have an open, rounded crown. Including the gorgeous and sweet-sapped Sugar Maple, these trees are named for their silvery undersides and lighter bark that is sometimes shaggy.

Brightly colored flowers, seeds, fall color.

Bitter sap (sets it apart from the Sugar Maple).

Samaras on female trees - narrow angled, >1-inch, red/green and ages tan.

Leaves have 3-5 shallow lobes and typically pale green.

Lower branching angles gracefully upwards.

Red flowers appear in clusters in March/April before the leaves show.

Twigs start green then turn reddish and glossy.

Older trees have rough peeling flaky bark Well known for its outstanding color in the fall and the typical family leaf shape, Red Maples are one of the most common and easily recognizable varieties and the most sought-after for their fall color! From the native Red, or try a highly-rated October Glroy, Summer Red, or Red Sunset! Red Maple Identification But the wood also carries sound waves well - known as tonewood - making it perfect for crafting into musical instruments! Types of Maple Tree Varieties Red Maples (Acer rubrum) The lumber from these trees is strong and prized for furniture.

The sugary sap is also used to make Tennessee Whisky! But did you know the green seedpods inside the winged seeds of some varieties are also considered edible? Many Maples have sweet sap, with the best derived from the well-known Sugar Maple. The dangling clusters of flowers appear in spring, sometimes before the leaves appear, and can range in color from yellow to green to red, purple and pink! Bees and butterflies adore these dangling clusters of blooms and are grateful for the early spring nectar resource! These become the well-known whirlygigs or helicopters, botanically known as samaras.

MAPLE TREE LEAF TYPES PLUS

The Acer Maple Tree family is incredibly diverse! Sporting around 132 species, these Trees (and even a few shrubs!) are native throughout every continent in the Northern Hemisphere (with just a few exceptions).įound in the fossil record as far back as 100 million years ago, Maples make up a broad range of sizes from diminutive Bonsai to incredible specimens 150 feet in height! Plus some Maples live up to 300 years!

Maple tree leaf types