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 ^^'^^ ^^ ^ ^\^x\!i\i about eight feet 

 Maple high, found commonly in the 



Acer spicatum ^ountains and hills of 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. 



Ash leaved "^ small or medium-sized tree 



Maple ; Box with yellowish green or reddish 



Elder brown smooth stems and oppo- 



Acer Negundo _ ■*■* 



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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