Common Name - Sugar Maple

Scientific Name - Acer saccharum

Description:  dull;  dark green above, paler and sometimes hairy below;  simple:  opposite;  3.5 to 5.5 inches long and as wide, with 5 long, sharp-pointed lobes and a few jagged teeth along edges;  fall foliage deep red, orange, and yellow.
The Sugar Maple Tree Leaf

Description:
dull;  dark green above, paler and sometimes hairy below;  simple:  opposite;  3.5 to 5.5 inches long and as wide, with 5 long, sharp-pointed lobes and a few jagged teeth along edges;  fall foliage deep red, orange, and yellow.

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