STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



a slender, delicate tree like our moosewood 

 has only a pair of scales for a bud-covering? 

 There must be hidden vitality in the little 

 moosewood, for in spring, when the leaves 

 come out, they are as vigorous and beautiful as 

 those of the Norway maple ; perhaps, after all, 

 it is just a matter of nationality ; the Norway 

 maple came from Europe and has kept the 

 traditional custom of wearing warm clothing 

 in winter, and the moosewood has lived with- 

 out superfluous raiment, like an Indian in the 

 woods. 



Sugar has been made from the sap of the 

 Norway maple, but it is produced in small 

 quantity. The wood is easily worked, and is 

 used in Europe for various small purposes. 



Acer platanoides means platanus-like maple, 



and refers to an imaginary resemblance to 



the plane tree. 



A tall tree, with a spacious head. 

 Sycamore r . 



Maple The bark breaks off in thin 



Acer pstudo-platanus ^^ Coayser twigs than those 



of the other maples, leaf-scars opposite, and large 

 round buds. Distinctive characteristic is its 

 green buds, which are green all winter. 



This is the " sycamore tree " of Europe, and 

 it is found here commonly planted in gardens 

 and along roadsides. 



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