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10-Jul-2005

whidn

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what species of maple is this?

I have 2 maples like this and don’t really know what the species is.

Can anyone tell me exactly what kind it is?

All I know is that they grow wild here in south central Louisiana.

The maple looks so bad because I partially defoliated it yesterday.

It will probably be the last time before I start working on the roots.

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15-Aug-2005	#2
bubba_k bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: Southern Ontario Country: Canada USDA Zone: 5b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 31	It looks like a sugar maple to me. Last edited by bubba_k : 15-Aug-2005 at 03:37 AM.

16-Aug-2005	#3
whidn bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: South Central Lousiana Country: United States USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 293	Thank you Bubba for the reply. Maybe so. I've never heard anyone call them Sugar Maples, Just Maples. __________________ Beginner From U.S.A. If you skim when you read Your knowledge will be skimpy A lways S eek K nowledge God, give me the wisdom to use it

17-Aug-2005

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Not really sure here, but it does not seem like the right leaf type for a sugar maple (Acer saccharum), looks more like a Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus).
Though going purely by leaftype can be rather misleading when dealing with maples.

Just to compare I've inlcuded two images.
The left one is a sugar maple, the right one is a Sycamore maple.

Stefan

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	Common-Maple.jpg (28.3 KB, 18 views)

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18-Aug-2005	#5
whidn bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jul-2002 Location: South Central Lousiana Country: United States USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: 9 Posts: 293	What else could I take a picture of that could identify my trees, I will try to take some pictures of a full grown tree and post it here, and maybe the bark too. Thanks for all the help. __________________ Beginner From U.S.A. If you skim when you read Your knowledge will be skimpy A lways S eek K nowledge God, give me the wisdom to use it

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