HAXDr.ooK OF Trkks or the; I^oktiikk.v Statk 



Taxada. 



The Bhick Maple, like the Sui^'ur ^laplc. is 

 a stately tree attainiiii: Hk- liciylit of 8(1 or 

 100 ft. with trunk :i or 4 II. in (liainctcr. and 

 :ilso wiien isolated d('Vci(i|)s a distinct ovuid top 

 of npriyht hrancli<-.. nnd lhcs<" gradually bend- 

 ing outward in;ikc in old a^'c a l)road rounded 

 top. With tlic country folk generally no dis 

 tinction is made i)et\veen tiii- and the true 

 Sugar .Maple, and its sap is likewise u.sed in 

 sugai-niaking. i)ut to the observer its droo))ing 

 concave leaves and other holanical features 

 iinlieate its (list inct lU'ss. It tiirives best in the 

 rich soil of rivcr-bol toni- in company with llie 

 Silver and Hed .Maples. l5o\ Klder. Swamp 

 White Oak. Kingnnt Hickory, etc. Like the 

 Sugar Maple it is a fasorite shade tree owing 

 to its abundant foliage, which in autumn as- 

 sumes gorget)us scarlet, orange and yellow 

 tints. 



The \\of)(l is hard, heavy and strong, similar 



to that of the Sugar :\iaple and a))plied to the 



saine uses. A cubic foot when absolutely dry 



Aveighs 43.09 lbs. 



Lrarrs mostly ."^-lobed (occasionally r>-lobed) 

 with broad short and generally acuminate lobes, 

 •cntiro or slightly nndnlnted. cordate at base with 

 lobes sometimes overlapping, tiimentose at first 

 but at maturity glabrous dull dark green above, 

 yellow-gr(H>n and pubescent at least on the veins 

 beneath, firm and with drooping sides ; petioles 

 stout and generally bearing stipules at the en 

 larged base. FJoircrx appearing with the leaves 

 in subs(>ssile haii'y pendent corymbs with slender 

 pedicels 2-.'{ in. long: caly.x campanulate ; corolla 

 none : stamens 7-8 : ovary pilose. Fruit ripening 

 in autumn : samaras glabrous, with finite divergent 

 wings nearly 1 in. long. 



