RED MAPLE
Native to Georgia
Family: sapindaceae
Red Maple boasts the largest north-south range of any tree species in eastern North American forests, spanning from Newfoundland to southern Florida.
The Red Maple was used by the early settlers to this area for ink due to the color of the leaves. The leaves are also used for cinnamon, brown, and black dyes, by the early pioneers for various clothing, and materials, and sugar can also be extracted although its in very small quantities compared to that of the sugar maple.
Red maple flowers are an early source of nectar and pollen for many different bee species.
Red maple leaves can turn a brilliant scarlet red during the fall.
The Red Maple is an interesting native tree that is beneficial to pollinators and wildlife.
The younger leaves mature to a more classic leaf. There are many vaiations that occur depending on sunlight and climate conditions.