Flowers: Staminate and pistillate borne separately, but sometimes on the same tree, in dense clusters, greenish-yellow, appearing as the leaves begin to unfold.
Fruit: Borne in pairs, composed of a wing with a seed at the base, greenish-yellow to brownish, up to 1 inch long.
Wood: Heavy, strong, close-grained, light brown.
Uses: Furniture, interior finishing, cabinets; maple sugar is derived from the sap; frequently grown as an ornamental.
Habitat: Moist woods.
Range: Newfoundland across to Manitoba, south to eastern Texas, east to northern Florida.
Distinguishing Features: Leaves of the Sugar Maple differ from those of the Black Maple and the Southern Sugar Maple by being flat, rather than drooping along the edges. {Sap differs from the Norway Maple, Acer platanoides, by being clear rather than milky.}
RED BUCKEYE
Aesculus discolor Pursh
Growth Form: Small tree to 25 feet tall; trunk diameter up to 10 inches; crown rounded and spreading.