. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES fflJff jEJff Jff JET XS3r3rj7XJ7ZXSJZ,2rjEr2rj7 SUGAR MAPI/E (Rock Maple) (Acer saccharum Marsh.) I~HE Sugar Maple may be found abundantly through- â out the State, although its occurrence is much less frequent toward the seacoast. Wherever it may grow, it is much at home in cool, rich woods and on moist, rocky slopes. Normally, it is a tree growing from fifty to sixty feet high, yet it often reaches a height of at least one hundred feet. In the open the branches
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES fflJff jEJff Jff JET XS3r3rj7XJ7ZXSJZ,2rjEr2rj7 SUGAR MAPI/E (Rock Maple) (Acer saccharum Marsh.) I~HE Sugar Maple may be found abundantly through- â out the State, although its occurrence is much less frequent toward the seacoast. Wherever it may grow, it is much at home in cool, rich woods and on moist, rocky slopes. Normally, it is a tree growing from fifty to sixty feet high, yet it often reaches a height of at least one hundred feet. In the open the branches develop at a distance of eight or ten feet above the ground and make an acute angle with the trunk, thus forming, at least when the tree is young, an egg - shaped head. Later in life the tree may assume a roundish form. The bark on the old trunk is gray and roughe n e d with long ver- tical scales which project irregularly at the edges. The young twigs are reddish-brown in color and lustrous. The leaves are simple, opposite, from three to five inches in length and have three to five lobes. The upper surface of the leaf is dark green, and the under-surface is pale green, autumn the foliage takes on brilliant shades of red, scarlet and orange. The flowers, which are greenish- yellow in color, are borne on long, thread-like flower stalks and appear about the middle of April. The wood is heavy, hard, durable, close-grained and capable of taking and retaining a good polish. It is used largely in the interior finish of buildings, in the making of furniture and in SUGAR MAPLE Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. SUGAR MAPLE Winter twig and buds. One-half natural size. In the mt 57. 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 Massachusetts. State Forester; Rane, F. Wm. (Frank William), 1868-1
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