“Red maples” fall into four basic groups: true red maples, Norway maples with red foliage, upright Japanese maples, and weeping cut-leaf Japanese maples. True red maples (Acer rubrum) are ...

The sugar maple leaf was an obvious choice as a symbol that had long been used to represent Canada, ... the red-white-red rectangle with a maple leaf was raised in its place.

To distinguish a red maple leaf from sugar maple leaves, look for a sharp 'V' between the three lobes of the leaf. Sugar maples have a curved 'U' shape between the lobes of its broader leaf.

It’s not easy to figure out which maples you want on your property. The good ones are the sugar maples, their leaves ablaze each fall in yellow, red, and orange. The less desirable ones are the ...

Maple trees are classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae.The word Acer is derived from a Latin word meaning "sharp," and the name refers to the characteristic points on the leaf lobes ...

Botanists say the image on the new $20 bills is the leaf of a Norway maple, not the familiar sugar maple that graces Canada's flag. The Bank of Canada defends the image, saying it's a "stylized ...

Some sugar maple trees can grow up to 150 feet tall! Most, according to the New England Forestry Foundation, reach heights of between 80 and 100 feet. Check out the top 10 fast-growing trees you ...

The sugar maples often have five primary lobes and always no serrations; ... Interestingly, many people think the common name of red maple refers to fall leaf color, ...

The sugar maple is the official state tree of Wisconsin and in fall it's easy to see why. ... One of the most brilliant fall colors of red is a result of Anthocyanin in the leaf.

"We wanted to see whether leaf extracts from red maple trees could block the activity of elastase," says Hang Ma, ... Evolve's Beauty Miracle Mask, £12, employs sugar maple extract ...

If you see pale hairs there, you’ve got a sugar maple leaf in hand. The easiest way to tell these two maples apart is by leaf color. During the growing season, Norway maple’s leaves are dark ...