Maple
Leaves:
Palmate
Veined to center of each lobe
Lifespan: 30000 years
flowers: five sepals, five petals
seed nut in a flattened wing
125 species
Species Palmatum
Japanese Maple
Can only propigate by grafting.
2007.09.18
species Acer.saccharum
(Sugar Maple)
maple syrup
Species Acer.Saccharum
Sugar Maple
Species Acer. macrophyllum
(Big Leaf Maple)
Species Acer.macrophyllum
BigLeaf Maple, Big Leaf Maple
Species Acer.Truncatum
Shantung Maple, Purpleblow Maple
two winged seeds
Species Acer.Buergerianum
Trident Maple