Types of Maple Trees
Maples are the trees that set the East on fire every October. You know the leaf from the Canadian flag, but the group ranges from the towering Sugar Maple to shrubby mountain maples, and includes the invasive Norway Maple crowding out natives in many city parks. Here are the maples in the Huck field guide.
8 maple trees in the Huck field guide. Tap any one for identification, habitat, diet, and a live sightings map.
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How do you identify a maple tree?
Look for leaves and buds arranged in opposite pairs, palmate leaves with pointed lobes, and paired winged seeds (the "helicopters" or samaras). Opposite branching alone rules out most other common trees.
Which maple makes maple syrup?
Chiefly the Sugar Maple, whose sap has the highest sugar content, with Red and Black Maples also tapped. It takes roughly 40 gallons of sap to boil down to one gallon of syrup.