Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple, Latin name Quercus saccharum

Leaves
5 palmate lobes

up to 7.9 inches long

Deep green

Goes from bright yellow to orange to red-orange in fall



Bark
Darker Gray to White

Bark can get a "shaggy" look on some older trees

Vertical



Other Characteristics
Grows from 82-148 feet tall

can live up to 400 years



Commercial Values
Maple Syrup

Flooring and Furniture