Striped Maple is a small understory tree of eastern mountain forests, immediately recognizable by its green bark striped with white vertical lines. It is a favorite browse plant of moose, which can devastate entire stands. The species thrives in cool, shaded ravines and north-facing slopes in the Appalachians and New England.
Habitat
Cool moist understory of eastern mountain and mixed forests
Diet
Leaves and twigs heavily browsed by moose, deer, and snowshoe hare
How common
Common
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