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Red Maple
(Acer rubrum)
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Deciduous
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Height: 50-60 feet
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Trunk Diameter: 1-2 feet
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Bark: young trees are smooth and light gray while on old trees the bark is dark gray, ridged and has plates that are scale like
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Leaves: light green and are found in a opposite pattern on the branch, 3-5 inches long with 3-5 lobes which are v shaped
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Fruit: wing shaped and ripens in spring or early summer
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Flowers: red and found in the springtime
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Indigenous name: sonaw
For additional information click the link to the Forest Trees of Maine
put out by the Maine Forest Service.
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