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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



NAME 



FORM AND 

 SIZE 



LEAVES 



FLOWERS. 



FRUIT 



BARK 



HABITAT 



MOUNTAIN 

 MAPLE. 



Shrub or small Usually 3-lobd, Occur in erect Small maple key On twigs reddish Prefers rocky sit- 



tree, rarely over coarsely toothed, spikes, 3 to 4 in- about 1-2 of an brown to gray; uations on moun- 



16 feet high. 3-5 inches long, ches long. inch long, ar- 



light hairy on ranged in droop- 



lower surface. ing clusters. 



on stem reddish tains. 

 brown dotted 

 with gray 

 blotches. 



STRIPED 

 MAPLE. 



Small tree, 

 ally 16-30 

 high. 



usu- 

 feet 



Goose-foot - like, 

 5-6 inches long. 

 3-lobed at apex, 

 finely toothed, 

 p r m i n ently 

 veined, rusty 

 hairs on lower 

 surface. 



Occur in droop- 

 ing tassels, 3 to 

 4 inches long. 



Small maple key 

 about 3-4 of an 

 inch long, ar- 

 ranged in open 

 drooping clus- 

 ters. 



On twigs red- prefers moist 

 dish; on stem situation in dense 

 reddish brown woods, 

 streaked with 

 long white lines. 



Two European 

 Maples have been 

 widely introduced in- 

 to the United States. 

 They are the Norway 

 Maple and the Syca- 

 more Maple. Among 

 the shade trees which 

 have been introduced 

 into America from 

 Europe, the Norway 

 Maple easily stands 

 in the first rank. 

 Thousands of speci- 

 mens are found 

 throughout the East- 

 ern United States. It 

 is difficult to find a 

 single town in which 

 this tree has not been 

 planted. It is a very 

 hardy species, grows 

 rapidly, and is prac- 

 tically insect and 



FLOWER AND LEAF OF THE STRIPED MAPLE 

 The flowers of the Striped Maple occur in drooping tassels and the leaves . 



are goose-foot like. 



fungous proof. It 

 satisfies most of the 

 requirements of an 

 ornamental tree, and 

 in spite of the fact 

 that it is a foreigner 

 deserves to be planted 

 extensively as a street 

 and lawn tree. It is 

 attractive from early 

 spring to late in the 

 fall, and during the 

 winter presents a 

 pleasing form and an 

 attractive trunk. 



The Sycamore 

 Maple has also been 

 introduced into the 

 Eastern States on a 

 rather extensive scale 

 for shade and orna- 

 mental purposes. It 

 has many advantages 

 as a shade and orna- 



