STUDIES OF TREES IN WINTER 



The Latin name Acer pennsylvanicum 

 Pennsylvanian maple was given to it by 

 Linnaeus. 



The moosewood is found throughout the 

 North Atlantic States growing in rich woods 

 under taller trees. 



Mountain This is a shrub about ei ht feet 

 Maple high, found commonly in the 



Acer spicatum mounta i ns and hi u s o f New Eng- 

 land, and like the moosewood seldom found 

 growing out of the forest. It is easily dis- 

 tinguished by its gray bark and pink stems 

 covered with a delicate gray bloom, and the 

 clusters of dried fruit left hanging on the 

 stems. 



Acer spicatum spiked maple refers to 

 the spike-like clusters of flowers. 



A small or medium-sized tree 

 Ash-leaved 



Maple ; Box with yellowish green or reddisli 

 Elder brown smooth stems and oppo- 



Acer Neg undo . J 



site V-shaped, narrow leaf-scars. 

 The buds are gray and downy and covered with 

 two pairs of scales.. 



This tree is found wild in Vermont and 

 Pennsylvania, southward and westward in low- 

 land woods, and is more or less cultivated 

 throughout New England. 



It is not long-lived and has small practical 

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