The tutor shares another neighborhood find.

I’ve noticed, over the years, maple trees that have dark red, or purple, leaves. For some reason, I imagined I knew what kind they were, but had just forgotten. Today I noticed another one, and decided I’d rediscover the kind it is.

I think I must never have known that kind of maple. According to my sources, it’s likely the Norway maple, of which I’ve never heard. It’s not native to here, but is planted often in urban areas. In shape, its leaves resemble the sugar maple. Not all Norway maples have purple leaves; some have green. Those trees are likely easy to mistake for a sugar maple.

This is a great time of year for plant identification:)

Source:

forestry.usu.edu

Brockman, Frank C. and Rebecca Merrilees.
   Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press,
   1968.

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