B46 TREES OF MINNESOTA. 
Acer pennsylvanicum. Striped Maple. Moosewood. 
Leaves large, five to seven inches long, palmately three- 
nerved, three-lobed at the apex, finely and doubly serrate. 
Flowers greenish, in slender drooping long-stemmed racemes; 
the sterile and fertile generally produced on different racemes 
on the same plant, appearing when the leaves are nearly full 
grown. Fruit with spreading wings, in long drooping racemes, 
ripens in autumn. An upright shrub in this section, seldom tak- 
ing on a tree form. 
Distribution—Maine and Minnesota southwards to Virginia 
and Kentucky. 
Propagation.—By seeds, as recommended for Ash. 
Propertics of wood.—Light, soft and close grained, light brown 
with thick lighter colored sapwood. Specific gravity 0.5290; 
weight of a cubic foot 33.02 pounds. 
Uses.—The Striped Maple is used in New York and south- 
wards for lawn planting, and may in this section be used for 
shrubberies. The brilliant foliage and bud scales in early spring, 
the graceful flowers and summer foliage, the brilliant autumn 
coloring of the leaves and the conspicuously striped markings 
of the bark make the Striped Maple an interesting and attractive 
feature of the landscape. Well worthy of a trial in shrubberies 
on retentive soil. 
Acer tartaricum. Tartarian Maple. 
Leaves ovate or oblong, mostly undivided, incised-serrate, 
very bright colored in autumn; young branches tomentose. 
Flowers conspicuous, white, in erect clusters terminating the 
shoots of the season, appearing after the leaves. Fruit ripens 
in autumn. A small tree or shrub. 
Distribution —Europe and Asia. 
Propagation.—By seeds, as recommended for Ash. 
Uses.—Valuable for variety in ornamental planting. Very 
hardy at the Minnesota Experiment Station. 
V arieties.— 
Acer tartaricum ginnala. 
This has mostly three-lobed leaves, which are longer than 
those of the species. 
