Striped Maple

LEAVES: Opposite, simple, 3-lobed, rounded at the base, with finely toothed margins and rusty pubescence on the lower surface.

TWIGS: Smooth stout at first greenish, later red; pith brown; each seasons growth marked by 2 or 3 dark lines encircling the twig.

FRUIT: Wings very divergent, about ¾” long, maturing in September in drooping clusters. Marked on one side of the seed with a depression.

BARK: Smooth greenish or reddish brown, conspicuously marked with longitudinal white streaks; older trunks rougher, darker and less streaked.

GENERAL: Usually from 10′-25′ high; common in the mountainous parts of the state on moist, cool, shaded slopes and in deep ravines. Its distinctive white stripes make it an attractive ornamental species.