Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

• Description

  The leaves have 5 palmate lobes, with the upper lobes being larger and deeply notched. The leaf buds are pointed and brown.

• Habitat

  Champs, Clairière, Feuillu Bois du dur, Forêts, Forêts humides, Forêts mixes, Forêts suburbaines, Lisière du bois

• Fait intéressant

  Sugar Maple is Canada's national tree and is represented by the maple leaf on the flag. The sap from this tree is the principle source of maple syrup in Canada.