Acer pensylvanicum L.

Moose maple, striped maple, moosewood

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Striped maple, a North American native, is so named because of the green and white vertical stripes on its trunk and branches.

Plants: A small tree, reaching heights of 16-33′ (5-10 m). It may appear shrub-like in the forest, where it is often found as an understory plant. The bark is a smooth green on young plants or branches, with white vertical striations as the tree ages.

Leaves: Opposite, and 3-6 ⨉ 2-4½″ (8-15 ⨉ 6-12 cm) in size. The leaves' rounded bottom and three points are significantly different in appearance than other maple leaves.

Flowers: Greenish or yellowish, drooping racemes, which later become paired samaras.

Fruits: Groups of samaras.

Nearby plants are likely to include hobblebush, Canada yew, mountain maple, oxalis, eastern hophornbeam, American hornbeam, serviceberry, hawthorn and pawpaw.

Online References:

Www.carolinanature.com

The USDA Forest Service's Silvics of North America site

Plantdatabase.uconn.edu

The Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation

5/22/2021 · Eaton Farm Preserve, Wiscasset, Maine · ≈ 3½ × 5″ (9 × 13 cm)

4/25/2013 · Oak Hill, Littleton Conservation Land, Littleton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

10/15/2011 · Mount Wachusett, Princeton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)

9/29/2013 · South Bubble Hike, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 22 cm)

5/11/2023 · White Trail, Knight’s Pond Preserve, Cumberland, Maine

4/23/2023 · Butler Head Preserve, Bath, Maine

5/11/2023 · White Trail, Knight’s Pond Preserve, Cumberland, Maine

6/7/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)

8/14/2015 · Roost Trail, Grafton Notch State Park, Newry, Maine

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine

5/21/2014 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 19 cm)

5/11/2023 · White Trail, Knight’s Pond Preserve, Cumberland, Maine

7/22/2012 · Wapack Trail, Pack Monadnock, Peterborough, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (14 × 22 cm)

Acer pensylvanicum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 7 Sep 2023.

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5/21/2014 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, New Hamp­shire · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

5/11/2023 · White Trail, Knight’s Pond Preserve, Cumberland, Maine

4/19/2021 · Center Pond Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

9/2/2023 · Boundary Trail, Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm)

9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

5/11/2023 · White Trail, Knight’s Pond Preserve, Cumberland, Maine

5/2/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Pepperell, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm)

4/25/2013 · Oak Hill, Littleton Conservation Land, Littleton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 6 × 8″ (14 × 20 cm)

9/5/2020 · Hedgehog Mountain, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (11 × 16 cm)

5/26/2008 · Wachusett Mountain Area, Princeton, Mass­a­chu­setts · ≈ 2 × 1½′ (66 × 44 cm)

7/23/2021 · Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 16 cm)

9/5/2020 · Hedgehog Mountain, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm)

The younger, green bark is becoming gray. · 4/23/2023 · Butler Head Preserve, Bath, Maine

5/7/2021 · Long Reach Preserve, Harpswell, Maine · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm)

9/5/2020 · Hedgehog Mountain, Freeport, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm)

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