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Remember, Sugar Maple and Norway Maple hybridize...
Dusan Soudek
From: David & Alison Webster=20
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 7:06 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Maple ID
Also, Norway Maple will exude milky sap from the petiole base when a =
leaf is broken off at the base of the petiole (where it would eventually =
break away in the fall). Our Native Maples do not exude milky sap. And =
NM perioles are unusually long.
Norway Maple, if open grown, will yield a good sap for syrup or =
sugar (based on one tree which I tapped in 1991). And even in a hedge =
they grow rapidly. I have yet to see NM larger than a few cm diameter in =
woodland but if free from competition so it can develop a good crown I =
think it has potential as a firewood tree because it grows rapidly in =
girth.
Yt, DW, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Ian Manning=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Maple ID
Your suspicions are right, not
A sugar or a red. That's a Norway maple. Whisker tips rather than the =
rounded lobes of a sugar maple.=20
Cheers,
Ian
On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:41 PM, <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> =
<klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
For the past couple of years I have been keeping any eye on a Maple =
that has sprung up in my back yard. Red Maple is the predominant native =
maple on the property, the only Sugar Maples are ones that I have =
planted and none of those have produced seed yet. I was hoping that the =
sapling would turn out to be a Sugar Maple but I am not sure that I can =
rule out the non native Maples that are planted locally as ornamentals. =
The leaf shape is much like that of a Sugar maple but some of the lower =
leaves are very large, up to 10"(25 cm) across. I have included a link =
to a photo taken shortly after leaf-out and would appreciate any help =
confirming the ID.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bml3xxpd8g70bqp/IMG_1918.jpg?dl=3D0
Kevin Lantz
Front Centre
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 16, 2015 7:06 AM</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, Norway Maple will exude milky sap from the petiole base when =
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is broken off at the base of the petiole (where it would eventually =
break away=20
in the fall). Our Native Maples do not exude milky sap. And NM perioles =
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unusually long.</DIV>
<DIV> Norway Maple, if open grown, will yield a good =
sap for=20
syrup or sugar (based on one tree which I tapped in 1991). And even in a =
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they grow rapidly. I have yet to see NM larger than a few cm diameter in =
woodland but if free from competition so it can develop a good crown I =
think it=20
has potential as a firewood tree because it grows rapidly in =
girth.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville</DIV>
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ID</DIV>
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<DIV>Your suspicions are right, not</DIV>
<DIV>A sugar or a red. That's a Norway maple. Whisker tips rather than =
the=20
rounded lobes of a sugar maple. </DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Ian<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:41 PM, <<A=20
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years I have been keeping any eye on a Maple that has sprung up in =
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