Our Red Maple! By: Christian Pinchefsky Lonnie Clarence Bowen Jacob Baughan Interesting Facts Scientific name- Acer rubrum Tree sap from a 40 y/o or older is used to make everyday maple syrup Wood is commonly used for musical instruments and clothes pins A very common tree in Virginia Has a 4 season landscape color. A pioneer tree, a tree that is 1 st to take over a field Often an understory tree. Red Maples are favorited by blackbirds to nest. The Bark The bark is very slick and soft There are splits all over the tree The bark is light grey with white spots The Leaves Simple leaf Toothed margin Opposite branching Turn either orange or red in the fall. Fruits/Nuts Called Samaras Nicknamed helicopter seeds Produced April- June by female trees. Wood Uses Veneer Pulpwood Jewelry boxes Crates/Pallets Musical instruments Limiting Factors Insufficient supply of a particular nutrient Disease Clear cutting Natural disasters Pollution Organisms Using Our Tree Stink Bug Birds Ants Spiders Poem Tree Spread, shady Drinking, soaking, growing Shade, cover, protection, shelter Tall, strong leaves What We Enjoyed Getting to go outside Getting to see our tree change over time Works cited https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/ac er/rubrum/ https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/ac er/rubrum/ https://www.tracy.k12.ca.us/sites/mitrajuarez/Shar ed%20Documents/chapter05_section02.htm https://www.tracy.k12.ca.us/sites/mitrajuarez/Shar ed%20Documents/chapter05_section02.htm maple_price.htmlmaple_price.html things-red-maples htmlthings-red-maples html maple.htmmaple.htm