Biology 130
Acer saccharum;
sugar maple, hard maple
[Sapindaceae]
Sugar maple dominates shady deciduous
forests throughout the state and produces concentrated sap which is
tapped for syrup making. It
has dark brown bark with rough vertical ridges; leaves with 5 lobes;
brown twigs and buds; and dramatic yellow-to-red fall color.
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