Maple trees are beautiful , harmonious , deciduous tree that are found throughout the United States and in Canada and Japan . They have been grown around the world on the continent of Asia , Africa and Europe . It is maple tree that give us a breakfast necessity : the maple sirup for our hot cake and waffle . The trees ' foliage change into fabulous shades of reddish , orangish and chickenhearted in autumn .
Species
The maple class has more than 200 species of trees . In the United States , the most vulgar kind are Japanese maple , red maples , lolly maple , black maples and silver maple . These tree diagram are used in various ways , from furnish shade and enhancing landscaping to being featured in woodwind instrument furniture .
Canada
All over the world , people know the maple tree leaf is synonymous with Canada ; this national symbolic representation is locate in the middle of the Canadian flag . The maple leaf first appeared on the Canadian flag in 1965 , but the maple tree was n’t officially recognized at the interior Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree of Canada until 1996 .
Biggest Maple
The largest maple trees are the big leaf maple tree . These Tree can only be find from the southwestern recession of British Columbia , Canada , and down along the United States ' West Coast , stopping near San Francisco . The big leaf maple tree can develop to be about 119 human foot tall . Its leaves are also the biggest on any maple tree diagram , reaching 12 to 24 inches across .
Smallest Maple
The Japanese maple has more than 400 varieties and is a aboriginal tree to Japan , Korea and northeast China . These tree grow to be an average of 15 to 25 feet magniloquent and are the smallest of the maple tree kinfolk . Nipponese maple have delicate , little leaves about 2 to 5 inches across and are used in landscaping ; they are also popular trees cultivated for the Japanese art of bonsai .
Maple Syrup
The sugar maple Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is the DoS tree of Vermont ; this is the wonderful Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that bring forth maple syrup . Maple sirup was first put down as being acquire in 1540 by Native Americans using the refined sugar maple ’s sap . Vermont controls 35 percentage of U.S. maple sirup output . These trees are only found growing naturally in one region in the world ; which is the area between southeasterly Canada and the northeast United States . One simoleons maple can produce 10 to 20 gallons of sap a time of year for maple sirup .
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