WINTER-BUDS.—Small, flattish, acute, bright red, more or less tomentose; the terminal 1/8 inch long, containing the flowers.
BARK.—Twigs reddish, slightly hairy; very thin, red-brown, smooth or slightly furrowed on the trunk.
WOOD.—Light, soft, close-grained, light brown, with thick, lighter colored sapwood.
DISTRIBUTION.—Common in the Upper Peninsula; extends as far south as Saginaw Bay.
HABITAT.—Damp forests; rocky woods; along streams; always in the shade of other trees.
NOTES.—Forms much of the undergrowth of our northern forests. Little used, except for fire-wood.
Sugar Maple. Hard Maple. Rock Maple