black maple Aceraceae Acer nigrum

Leaf:Opposite, simple and palmately veined, 3 to 6 inches long, 3 (occasionally 5) lobed with entire margin, often wilted-looking, large stipules may be present, with pubescence on the underside.
Flower:Yellow to green, small, clustered, hanging from a long (1 to 3 inch) stem, appearing with the leaves.
Fruit:Two-winged horseshoe-shaped samaras about 1 inch long, appearing in clusters, matures in autumn.
Twig:Brown, slender to moderate and shiny with lighter lenticels, may be gray pubescent, especially near the terminal buds. Terminal buds brown (may be pubescent), plump, and very sharp pointed.
Bark:Variable, but generally dark gray-brown to black; older trees may be furrowed with long, thick, irregular ridges or scaly.
Form:Medium to tall tree (to 100 feet) with very dense elliptical crown.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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