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Know your trees – Native Sugar Maple vs Non-Native Norway Maple

Sugar Maple (Acer saccarum) –
A Native Maple

  • Sugar Maple – Summer Leaf
    Sugar Maple – Summer Leaf
  • Sugar Maple – Summer seeds
    Sugar Maple – Summer seeds
  • Sugar Maple – Winter Twig
    Sugar Maple – Winter Twig

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Norway Maple (Acer plantanoides) –
A Non-Native Maple

  • Norway Maple Leaf
    Norway Maple Leaf
  • Norway Maple Seed
    Norway Maple Seed
  • Norway Maple twig
    Norway Maple twig

Can you see the difference in twig, seed and leaf?

Distinguishing tip:
Break a Norway maple leaf petiole (stem) and the sap is white. Break a Sugar Maple petiole and sap is clear.

Norway Maple leaf petiole