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Trees of I\'<n lucky 



a. Sugar Maple Acer saccharuiu. 



The Sugar, or Rock Maple, 

 is one of the large abundant 

 forest trees found \videly dis- 

 tributed throughout the State. 

 The wood is used for floor- 

 ing, interior finish and cabinet 

 work. Highly-prized fancy 

 grains, known as Curly and 

 Bird's Eye Maple, are abnor- 

 mal growths of the wood ; 

 Curly Maple is due to a twist 

 in the fiber ; Bird's Eye, to 

 accidental development of dor- 

 mant buds ; both receive spe- 

 cial methods of cutting to in- 

 crease their beauty. 



The living tree, with its 

 vigorous health, luxuriant foli- 

 age and brilliant autumn coloring ranks in the first class for park 

 and street planting. The sap yields sugar and syrup of economic 

 value. 



The greenish yellow flowers on hairy, thread-like stems are 

 variable, either perfect, or staminate and pistillate in separate 

 clusters on same or different trees. They appear with the leaves. 

 Tree large, with full dome-like crown. 

 Bark gray, deeply fissured, scaly. 

 L cares broad, 3 to 5 lobed, each lobe with 3 to 5 acute 



points, veining noticeable. 

 Fruit keys, with broad wings slightly divergent. 



b. Black Maple Acer nig ruin. 



At one time Black Maple was considered a variety of Sugar 

 Maple ; it now has the rank of a distinct species. It is found 

 sparingly in hard wood forests of Kentucky. 



The wood has the same character and uses as Sugar Maple. 



Tree large, compact. 



Bark dark gray, with stout, orange-colored twigs. 



Leaves large, dark green, shallow lobes, smooth margins, 



drooping habit. 

 Fruit keys, with wings widely divergent. 



