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

  Deciduous or Hardwoods, Fields, Forest, Forest Edges, Forest Openings, Mixed Woods, Moist Woodlands, Riparian Edge, Suburban Forest

• Interesting Fact

  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.