DrummerDude Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Hi guys, I noticed that there are trees growing on the sidewalks and in the parks in my city that I believe are different kinds of Maple. I judged that they were Maple trees by the overall leaf shape. Examining the details in the shape of the leaves is one of the basic methods for ID-ing different plants from the same family that are closely related. Problem is that I don't know anything about botanics. Can you ID these three leaves on the photos below? Which one is which kind of Maple? Or even more - are they Maple at all? Thanks! PS: I think that it is important to say that I live in Europe (which does NOT necessarily mean that the tress are local European species and not imported from America - the guys from the city park council import a lot of overseas species for park and sidewalk decoration). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 you're not going to do what I think you are going to do, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Ha!!! I was thinking the same thing. One morning the park is mysteriously missing a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubber314chicken Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 I believe the right most leaf is a hard maple or a borad leaf maple, and the one on the left appears to be a red maple. Pictures of the trees would help. I do think they are all maple. here are some links: http://forestry.about.com/library/treekey/...ey_id_start.htm http://www.oplin.org/tree/name/commonname.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Ha!!! I was thinking the same thing. One morning the park is mysteriously missing a tree. Thinking the same thing too...Hopefully that is not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 They all look Canadian to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerDude Posted August 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Thanks guys. No, I am not going to cut down a tree in the park while nobody is watching. Have something in mind, though. The park guys from the municipality are cutting trees from time to time when they are re-arranging things. I may use them as a source for Maple (which is a pretty UNpopular woodworking tree where I live and a b*tch to find). One of these maples has a milky-ashy white bark. Guess that it is a Whitebarked Maple. I was adviced to use this site and it has been of great help: http://www.maple-trees.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerDude Posted August 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 I believe the right most leaf is a hard maple or a borad leaf maple, and the one on the left appears to be a red maple. Pictures of the trees would help. I do think they are all maple. here are some links: http://forestry.about.com/library/treekey/...ey_id_start.htm http://www.oplin.org/tree/name/commonname.html Thanks, these sites are awesome too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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