Trees of Indiana - Kalmia Latifolia, Fraxinus Quadrangulata, Acer Rubrum, Liriodendron Tulipifera, Pecan, Cornus Florida, Acer Negundo (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: Kalmia latifolia, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pecan, Cornus florida, Acer negundo, Diospyros virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Sassafras albidum, Aralia spinosa, Acer saccharinum, Hoptree, Aesculus glabra, Asimina triloba, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Quercus shumardii, Viburnum lentago, Oxydendrum, Ilex decidua, Magnolia acuminata, Celtis laevigata, Betula alleghaniensis, Acer nigrum, Betula populifolia, Prunus mexicana, Sideroxylon lycioides. Excerpt: Acer rubrum (Red Maple, also known as Swamp or Soft Maple), is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern North America. It ranges from the Lake of the Woods on the border between Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to near Miami, Florida, and southwest to east Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity it often attains a height of around 15 m (50 ft). It is aptly named as its flowers, petioles, twigs and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Over most of its range, red maple is adaptable to a very wide range of site conditions, perhaps more so than any other tree in eastern North America. It can be found growing in swamps, on poor dry soils, and most anywhere in between. It grows well from sea level to about 900 m (3,000 ft). Due to its attractive fall foliage and pleasing form, it is often used as a shade tree for landscapes. It is used commercially on a small scale for maple syrup production as well as for its medium to high quality lumber. It is also the State Tree of Rhode Island. ..".brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn"Though A. rubrum is usually easy to identify, it is highly changeable in morphological characteristics. It is a medium to large sized t...