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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.): Classification, Characteristics, and Uses

The Sugar Maple, scientifically known as Acer saccharum Marsh., is a medium-sized tree that can grow up to 100 feet tall. It belongs to the Plantae kingdom and is classified under the family Aceraceae. This deciduous tree is recognized for its dark bark that develops furrows with age and its distinctive leaves, which are palmate and lobed. In early spring, it produces small light yellow-green flowers before the leaves appear. The Sugar Maple is also valued for its strong hardwood, used in furniture and cabinetry, and its sap, which is processed into delicious maple syrup.

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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.): Classification, Characteristics, and Uses

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  1. Sugar or Hard Maple Acer saccharum Marsh.

  2. Classification •  Kingdom Plantae – Plants • Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants • SuperdivisionSpermatophyta – Seed plants • Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants • Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons • Subclass Rosidae • Order Sapindales • Family Aceraceae – Maple family • Genus Acer L. – maple • Species Acer saccharum Marsh. – sugar maple

  3. Shape, Form, Type • Medium tree. • Can get up to 100ft FIGURE 2 FIGURE 1

  4. Bark • Color of bark varies, but it is usaually dark when older. • As age increases furrows develop. FIGURE 3

  5. Twig • Brown • Slender • Shiny with lighter lenticels FIGURE 4

  6. Leaf • Opposite and simple • palmately veined • 3 to 6 inches long • 5 rounded lobes, • green above, paler below FIGURE 5

  7. Bud • Brown • very sharp pointed • with tight scales. FIGURE 6

  8. Flower • Light yellow-green • small and clustered • hangs from a long and slender stem, 1-3 inches • appears before the leaves in early spring FIGURE 8

  9. Fruit • Two-winged horseshoe-shaped samaras • about 1 inch long • appears in clusters • brown when mature in in the fall. FIGURE 9

  10. Habitat and Range • Sugar maple is restricted to regions with cool, moist climates. FIGURE 10

  11. Uses • Sugar maple wood is heavy, and strong. • It is used for cabinets, furniture, and interior finishing. • Maple syrup is made from the sap.

  12. References • Text citation: • Tree tropics. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.treetopics.com/rhus_glabra/gallery1.htm • Vanderbilt. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/rhgl.htm • Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80 • Illionois wild flowers. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sm_sumac.htm • Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2

  13. Figures 1-9: • Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80 • Figure 10: • Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2

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