Popular as a landscaping shade tree due to its quick growth to a large size, but landowners pay for it later when older, brittle branches break during wind and ice storms. This tree grows quickly, resulting in soft, brittle wood. Common along streams and other low, damp areas. Samaras are large, spreading at an angle of 90–120 degrees, the wings slightly incurved they disperse, spinning like little helicopters, before the leaves are mature. The upper surface is green the lower surface is silvery white (hence the name silver maple). The leaves have 5 deep, narrow, strongly pointy-tipped lobes the middle lobe is the longest. saccharinum) is a medium to large tree to 100 feet tall. Because of its brilliant red fall color, a favorite tree in landscaping. Grows in a variety of habitats, but especially in wetland, streamside, and other lowland areas. Paired samaras form a V or U (nearly parallel), with the wings only about ¾ inch long they mature and drop in late spring. The flowers and fruits are red, the slender leaf stalk is red, and the leaves turn red in the fall. The leaves have 3 (sometimes 5) lobes, with the middle lobe longer than the side lobes. rubrum) is a small to medium tree to 60 feet tall. This is also the principal species for maple syrup. In fall, the leaves turn yellow, orange, or red, often all on the same tree along with the unturned green leaves, making this one of the favorite trees for fall color. Sugar maple is a prized timber tree, for it grows rather slowly, resulting in hard wood that is valuable for lumber. Many subspecies have been considered separate species in the past. Missouri has 4 subspecies of sugar maple, and there are plenty more subspecies found in North America, too. The samaras spread at an angle of 90–120 degrees, dispersing after the leaves are mature. The leaves are usually 5-lobed (sometimes 3-lobed), the lobes pointed, toothless or irregularly toothed. ![]() saccharum) is a medium to large tree to about 100 feet tall. ![]()
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