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River Maple
Latin Name:
Acer saccharinum
location:
eastern United States and central plains but not in the southeastern states Also adjacent parts of Canada
The River Maple, which has for Latin name Acer saccharinum, is generally living in zones around eastern United States and central plains, but not in the southeastern states. Also adjacent parts of Canada. It is usually shaped as large tree to around 70', but can reach well beyond 100', making it an uncommon plant! In the summer, its foliage is more or less opposite leaves, 5-lobed, fairly deeply incised and in the automn its foliage is specially typically leaves drop a greenish yellow or green. The River Maple (Acer saccharinum) also has flowers being monoecious with male and female flowers on separate branches of a tree; some flowers may be perfect as well and grows fruits, characterized as samaras, 1.3" to 2.3" long, maturing in June. An interesting thing is its bark, where a special pattern can be found, trunk and branches are silvery-gray on it. An important thing to know about the way it is cultured would be that easily grown, transplanted and established so data is limited However, another characteristic with the River Maple can be that rapid growth creates weak wood which breaks easily in storms or under ice load We can easily identify Acer saccharinum with its stems when broken produce a strong odor. The River Maple's propagation is done in an interesting way since it performs it by seed
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