maple tree
Tapped for sweetness
A maple tree is any tree of the genus Acer, characterized by distinctive lobed leaves and paired winged seeds called samaras.
Maples are prized for their brilliant autumn foliage, their hard wood used in furniture and flooring, and in some species, their sap, which is boiled down to make maple syrup.
The maple trees along the street turn brilliant red every October.
- samarasSingle-winged dry fruits
- spilePlug or tap
- sap bucketContainer for tree fluid
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- CanadaNorthern North American nation
national symbol · leaves · fall foliage · hardwood · sugar bush · autumn · bonsai · dendrology · branches · Vermont · deciduous · trunk · temperate forest · timber · crimson · pancakes · breakfast table · red
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- forest lifesquirrel, fox, rabbit, owl, woodpecker
- arboretumredwood, sequoia, magnolia, dogwood, poplar
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- suburbiasuburb, suburbs, suburbia, burbs, subdivision
- New England Naturewhite pine, white birch, cranberry bog, salt marsh, rocky coast
maple treepine tree
Cone-bearing evergreen tree
evergreen tree · conifer · juniper · cypress · redwood
maple treeoak tree
Large deciduous hardwood
palm tree · birch tree · willow tree · elm tree · ash tree