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It occurs in the shade of other trees, from the valley of the St. 

 Lawrence westward to northern Minnesota and the Saskatchewan 

 region, and southward to northern Georgia; reaching its best 

 development in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. 



In this State, where it is usually a shrub 6 to 10 feet high, it is 

 confined to cold, damp places in the high mountains. It bears 

 seed about every third year ; seedlings are not common ; but yonng 

 sprouts are very abundant around old trees, which latter are usually 

 hollow. 



The leaves are 3 or rarely 5-lobed, coarsely toothed and downy 

 beneath. The greenish-yellow flowers are in erect, slender clus- 

 ters. The fruit is bright red in July, turning brown late in the 

 autumn, and is rather more than an inch across. The winter-buds 

 are sharply pointed. The root system is superficial. 



The wood is light, soft, close-grained, compact; light brown in 

 color ; the sapwood being much lighter. The mountain maple does 

 not grow large enough for commercial use. 



Acer pennsylvanicum, Linnaeus. 



(striped maple. swamp pOGWOOD. DEERWOOD.) 



A small tree, with slender, upright branches, and roughened 

 reddish-brown bark. It reaches a height of -10 feet and a diameter 

 of 10 inches, but is often mucli smaller, and shabby in habit. 



It occurs from the valley of the Saguenay river westward to 

 northeastern Minnesota, and southward to northern Georgia. It 

 is common in the northern A':lantic states, but reaches its best 

 development in the mountains of Tennessee and the Carolinas. 



In this State it is confined to the coldest and dampest parts of 

 the high mountains. Seed is produced annually or once in two 

 years. Small trees are very sensitive to fire, but when burned 

 sprout readily from the stump. 



The leaves are large, 3-lobed at the end, and sharply toothed. 

 They are much eaten by cattle. The greenish flowers occur in 

 loose, drooping racemes, and the winged fruit is smooth, I inch in 

 length. The bright red winter-buds are stalked. 



The wood is light, soft, and close-grained ; light brown in color ; 

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