MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 



STRIPED MAPLE (Acer pennsylvanicum L.) 



THIS Maple is of common occurrence in the central 

 * and western sections of Massachusetts, but rare 

 or absent near the coast. In the tree form it is slender 

 and graceful, attaining a height of twenty to twenty - 

 five feet and a diameter of five to eight inches. Its 

 favorite habitat is cool, rocky woods. 



The bark on the trunk is reddish- 

 brown or dark green, striped longi- 



STRIPED MAPLE 



Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. 



STRIPED MAPLE 



Winter twig and buds. 

 One-half natural size. 



tudinally with whitish lines which in 

 time turn brown. The bark on the 

 twigs is bright reddish-brown. 



The leaves are simple, opposite, from five to six 

 inches in length and nearly as broad, three-lobed and 

 pale green. In the autumn they change to a clear, 

 light yellow. 



The flowers, which are bright yellow in color, appear 

 in slender racemes in late May or early June when the 

 leaves are fully developed. 



The wood is light, soft and without direct commer- 

 cial value. 



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