red maple acer r ubrum
DESCRIPTION
Red Maple Acer R ubrum. Brandon Mack Period 1. Range. Red Maples are located in North America Also there are some in Japan. Tree Facts. Growing Rate Moderate to Rapid or 4.5 Height Grow to be 40 to 60 feet. Characteristics. Tree type Deciduous Leaf Description - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Red Maple Acer Rubrum
Brandon MackPeriod 1
Range
• Red Maples are located in North America • Also there are some in Japan
Tree Facts• Growing RateModerate to Rapid or 4.5
• Height Grow to be 40 to 60 feet
Characteristics• Tree typeDeciduous• Leaf Description2 to 5" opposite, simple leaf with 3 to 5 lobes; often triangular shape; variability fall color from tree to tree - yellow, yellow-green, orange to red • Fruit/FlowerSmall red flowers in dense clusters in late winter to early spring
• Kingdom • Plantae – Plants • Subkingdom • Tracheobionta – Vascular plants • Superdivision • Spermatophyta – Seed plants • Division • Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants • Class• Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons • Subclass• Rosidae • Order• Sapindales • Family • Aceraceae – Maple family • Genus Acer L. – maple • Species Acer rubrum L. – red maple
Classification
My Field WorkThe Red Maple I found was 155 inches tall and 4¼ years old.The Red Maple I found was 3 inches in circumference.
Art ConnectionBy: John Williams
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