. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 108 Common Trees STRIPED MAPLE Acer pennsylvanicum, Linnaeus THE Striped Maple, also called Moosewood and Whis- tlewood, is one of the most attractive and distinctive trees in the forests of New York. The leaves are simple, opposite, goose foot-like, 3-lobed. with rusty brown to reddish hairs on lower surface. The flowers are small, bell - shaped, greenish to yellow, arranged in drooping clusters 3 to 4 inches long. The fruit is a two- winged maple key. The wings are about Ya, of an inch long, and rather divergent. The twigs are stout, smooth, red- dis
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 108 Common Trees STRIPED MAPLE Acer pennsylvanicum, Linnaeus THE Striped Maple, also called Moosewood and Whis- tlewood, is one of the most attractive and distinctive trees in the forests of New York. The leaves are simple, opposite, goose foot-like, 3-lobed. with rusty brown to reddish hairs on lower surface. The flowers are small, bell - shaped, greenish to yellow, arranged in drooping clusters 3 to 4 inches long. The fruit is a two- winged maple key. The wings are about Ya, of an inch long, and rather divergent. The twigs are stout, smooth, red- dish, marked with a few dots, contain brown pith. The buds are two-fifths of{ an inch long, obvi- ously stalked, covered with two visible red scales. The wood is light, soft and of no com- mercial importance. The Striped Maple is found from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, and south to Penn- sylvania and Geor- gia. It is common in northern New York and rarer towards the western and southern parts of the State. Moist, cool and shad- ed mountain slopes and ravines are its favorite home. This tree rarely exceeds 30 feet in height, possesses rare beauty and deserves wide orna- mental STRIPED MAPLE One-third natural size. Twig, one-half natural Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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