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Striped Maple

Striped Maple

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Aceraceae family

A small shade-tolerant tree often found in the understory of cool forests, with distinctive long white stripes on its green bark. Its large opposite and shallowly-lobed toothed leaves turn yellow in mid-October.