Red maple
Acer rubrum
NOT FOUND by Green32012-10-19
Dover-Foxcrot, ME
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Field Notes
What was happening when we where out there was some of the leaves were coming off. We were in the forest.
Supporting Evidence
This was the closest thing we could find to a red maple.The color of the leaves was correct.
We knew it wasn't red maple because the leaf shape was not correct.
Heres another picture of the the tree that we found.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Acer rubrumCommon name:
Red maple
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 45.194500 °
Longitude:
W -69.228910 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Forest
Trip Information
Name:
SeDoMoCha Campus
Trip date:
Fri, 2012-10-19 21:52
Town or city:
Dover-Foxcrot, ME
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Piscataquis
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
Evidence of vectors:
Walking trail
Tree canopy cover:
Open to 1/4 covered
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
Maple tree
I liked everything about this, but the pictures. Maybe you could give a caption, saying how big it can get, or how much bigger it grows then that. But it was great
I agree that this is not red
I agree that this is not red maple. It does appear to be red oak. The color is beautiful. A close up of a leaf is always very helpful.
Definitely looks like some
Definitely looks like some kind of maple. Did you get any close ups the leaves? I think that would help the species expert.
I noticed that your tree is pretty small. Were there larger maples around it?
Hope you enjoyed the beautiful fall weather!
~sniffly
I messed up. I agree with
I messed up. I agree with manyeyes. I meant to say oak. oops. :)