Habitat. 



176 WOOD AND FOREST. 



60 



Hard Maple. Sugar Maple. Eock Maple. 

 Acer saccharum Marshall. 



Acer, the classical Latin name; saccharum, refers to sweet sap. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best in regions of Great 

 Lakes. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 100'-120'; 

 diameter, lJo'-3', even 4'; 

 often trees in forest are 

 without branches for 60'- 

 70' from ground, in the 

 open, large impressive 

 tree ; bark, gray brown, 

 tliiek, deep, longitudinal 

 fissures, hard and rough ; 

 leaves, opposite, 3 to 5 

 lobed, scarlet and yellow 

 in autumn ; fruit, double, 

 slightly divergent samaras. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, light brown tinged 

 with red ; diffuse-porous 

 rings, close but distinct ; 

 grain, crooked, fine, close, 

 ]iolishes Avell ; rays, fine 

 but conspicuous. 



Physical Qualities : 



i^eaf. Heavy (19th in this list). 



