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Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Photo by ap-biology198
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42.5037, -71.1086

Field Notes

Description:

5 lobes. Opposite, simple. No serrations.

Notes:

Usually hairless, but hairy in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri varieties. Prefers alkaline soils. Prefers moist soils, but moderately drought tolerant.

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