STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



The Latin name Acer pennsylvanicum 

 Pennsylvanian maple was given to it by 

 Linnaeus. 



The moosewood is found throughout the 



North Atlantic States growing in rich woods 



under taller trees. 



, . . This is a shrub about eight feet 

 Mountain _ *=>. 



Maple high, found commonly in the 

 Acer spicaucm mounta i ns anc j hills of New Eng- 

 land, and like the moosewood seldom found 

 growing out of the forest. It is easily dis- 

 tinguished by its gray bark and pink stems 

 covered with a delicate gray bloom, and the 

 clusters of dried fruit left hanging on the 

 stems. 



Acer spicatum spiked maple refers to 

 the spike-like clusters of flowers. 



A . . , A small or medium-sized tree 



Ash-leaved 



Maple ; Box with yellowish green or reddish 

 Elder brown smooth stems and oppo- 



Acer negundo 



site v-shapea % narrow leaj-scars. 

 The buds are gray and downy and covered with 

 two pairs of scales. 



This tree is found wild in Vermont and 

 Pennsylvania, southward and westward in low- 

 land woods, and is more or less cultivated 

 throughout New England. 



It is not long-lived and has small practical 



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