BARK.—Twigs smooth, red-gray, lustrous; young trunks gray, smooth; old trunks dark gray, more or less furrowed, separating into thin, loose scales.
WOOD.—Hard, strong, close-grained, rather brittle, perishable, pale brown, with thick, lighter colored sapwood.
DISTRIBUTION.—Lower Peninsula south of Saginaw Bay.
HABITAT.—Prefers low, rich bottom-lands, subject to occasional inundation, but not in swamps.
NOTES.—A rapid grower, adapting itself to a variety of soils. Does not do well on dry, elevated ground. The first tree to blossom in early spring.
Red Maple. Soft Maple
