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Red Maple

Red Maple

Acer rubrum L.

Aceraceae family

This is one of the most common and showy trees in these forests. Its opposite maple-shaped leaves with toothed edges turn varying shades of yellow to dark red from September into October. It commonly grows in the forest understory, on forest margins, in swamps and on the edges of wetlands where it provides an early swath of bright color during autumn.