THE HORSECHESTNUT, ASH AND MAPLE 43 



Other common names: The 

 red maple is sometimes known 

 as swamp maple. 



Comparisons: The red maple 

 is apt to be confused with the 



FIG. 32. Leaf of the Red 



FIG. 31. Twig 



of the Red 



Maple. 



FIG. 33. 

 Twig of 

 Norway 

 Maple. 



silver maple, but the latter can 

 be distinguished by its turned- 

 up twigs and scaly bark over 

 the whole trunk of the tree, 



which presents a sharp contrast to the straight twig and 

 smooth bark of the red maple. The latter has a bark 

 similar to the beech, but its branches are opposite, while 

 those of the beech are alternate. 



