Hello ubc'ers. I was sent this maple branch from a person in Pennsylvania who needs an id. I thought I wouldn't have much trouble but I can't figure this one out. I really appreciate your help of course & thanks. Dax
Might be Acer pseudoplatanus, the leaf shape can be very variable. Not to say there could not be a closer match to something else, but can't see anything that rules out sycamore maple at this stage.
It could be Acer Spicatum ( mountain maple ) http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/acsp2.htm#Twig
I think we're getting somewhere. Acer spicatum doesn't fit the bill, at least not for me. I'll await more opinions and thanks, skunkyjoe. Dax
Well, the underside of rubrum has one long line that continues from the petiole to the furthest tip, whereas this maple (also said to be a "small garden maple") has (3) diverging lines that continue from the petiole and also in a straight-line. Mountain maple is definitely ruled out because the seeds are not produced until late summer. So far pseudoplatanus seems the closest match. Then again, I'm relying on help. Thanks Ron for your input to this thread. Dax
Don't know that the tree having leaves with 3 primary veins would counterindicate red maple but the infrutescence having a central axis would. Since sycamore maple, like red maple produces leaves bloomy beneath and it looks otherwise like sycamore maple that would appear to be the answer. Unless it's something rare that also produces fruits arranged in the same fashion etc.
By Sycamore Maple , do you mean Acer pseudoplatanus ? It seems to me that Acer pseudoplatanus have more pronounced lobes ( 5 ) than this specimen . Just asking ...
Often, but not always. These specimens look close to the ones posted in this thread: Acer pseudoplatanus 3 Acer pseudoplatanus 4 Pictures © 2008-2011 Jan De Langhe http://www.plantentuin.ugent.be/