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| | | Manitoba Maple
(Acer negundo L.)Unique among native maples in that the leaves are compound.Bark: smooth, light grayish-brown: with age, becoming darker, furrowed into narrow firm ridges.Size and Form: small trees, up to 20 m high, 75 cm in diameter, and 60 years old. Fast-growing.Wood: moderately light, soft, weak.Habitat: grows on lakeshores and stream banks and on sites that are seasonally flooded: colonizes disturbed sites. Intolerant of shade.Notes: seeds are an important source of winter food for birds and small mammals. | | |
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