Aceraceae - Maple Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 6
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
The Mountain Maple tree is one of the most important trees for White tailed deer and also for Moose. This tree provides food, as they eat the leaves and twigs. This tree is also called Moosewood because of the importance it is in the life of Moose.
This Mountain Maple lives on the BlueRidge Parkway near Mt. Pisgah.
The bark of this maple is reddish brown and smooth.
The twigs are velvety and hairy and green.
The flowers are said to be upright racemes and are yellowish green, which appear after the leaves in summer.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 6
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
Spring
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| Mountain Maple, Acer spicatum |
Summer
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| The Mountain Maple page from my journal |
Fall
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| The Mountain Maple |
Winter
This tree grows up to 30 feet high and up to six inches in diameter. The leaves are simple, opposite, 3-5 inches long. The leaves have 3-5 lobes that have shallow, V-shaped sinuses; they have large rough teeth along the edges. The leaves are downy on the underside.The bark of this maple is reddish brown and smooth.
The twigs are velvety and hairy and green.
The flowers are said to be upright racemes and are yellowish green, which appear after the leaves in summer.
For the love of the trees,
Becky
