. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 91 RED MAPLE Acer tubrum, Linnaeus AT all seasons of the year the Red Maple, also called Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple and Water Maple, is a beautiful red. In autumn it is at its best. Then it stands out among its associates as a flaming torch of scar- let and crimson. The leaves are simple, opposite, about 3 inches long, 3 to 5 lobed, pale green to whitish on lower surface. The clefts be- tween lobes are shallow and sharp-angled. The flowers arc red, ap- pear early in spr
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. OF Ohio 91 RED MAPLE Acer tubrum, Linnaeus AT all seasons of the year the Red Maple, also called Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple, Swamp Maple and Water Maple, is a beautiful red. In autumn it is at its best. Then it stands out among its associates as a flaming torch of scar- let and crimson. The leaves are simple, opposite, about 3 inches long, 3 to 5 lobed, pale green to whitish on lower surface. The clefts be- tween lobes are shallow and sharp-angled. The flowers arc red, ap- pear early in spring before the leaves, are arranged in numerous small clusters. The fruit is a typical two-winged maple key. The wings are less than an inch long, and not wide-spreading from each other. The fruit matures in early summer. It falls shortly after maturing and germinates the same year. The bark on branches and young trunks is smooth and gray; on older trunks is grayish-brown and shags off in small thin plates. The twigs are smooth, red, marked with light dots. The buds are round, red, covered with 6 to 8 exposed scales, clustered in groups along twigs. They are similar to those of the Silver Maple. The wood is moderately hard, rather brittle, close-grained, light brown with wide and white sapwood. It is used in the manufacture of paper, berry baskets, box-boards and many small household articles. The Red Maple is one of the most widely distributed trees of North America. It occurs locally throughout Ohio, but is abundant only in the northeastern counties. Wet to swampy situations, fertile lowlands, and moist hillsides are its favorite home. The Red Maple has rare beauty, produces good wood and grows to a height of 100 feet and a diameter of 4 feet. For ornamental planting it is superior to the Silver RED MAPLE One-fonrth natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and
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