Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) [ Trees > Hardwoods > Maples . . . ] Forest Type: Various
by Michael Kuo Habitat: Found in various forest types. Stature: 60-80 feet high; to 3 feet in diameter; when mature featuring a dense, rounded crown. Leaves: 3-5 inches long; simple; with 5 (rarely 3) lobes separated by U-shaped sinuses; smooth; bright green above; paler green (but not whitish) below; turning yellow to orangish yellow in the fall. Bark: At first smooth and gray, becoming dark gray and furrowed or platelike. Fruit: A reddish brown "helicopter" about an inch long, falling in autumn. Frequent Mushroom Associates: Maples are not mycorrhizal, but many saprobes are dedicated to decomposing sugar maple wood and debris, including: Agrocybe acericola; Armillaria tabescens (especially in urban settings); Climacodon septentrionalis; Hypsizygus tessulatus; Marasmius cohaerens; Phlebia incarnata; and many more. |
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