Acer macrophyllum
Oregon Maple, Bigleaf Maple
5 to 7
Alaska to Southern California - United States
 
45 to 75 feet - Slow to medium grower.
Yellow, fragrant flowers on 4 to 8 inch racemes in April to May.
 
Opposite, simple, 8 to 12” across, glossy dark green above, pale beneath, 3 to 5 toothed lobes, the middle lobe mostly 3-lobed; petiole yields a milky sap when detached, 10 to 12” long.
 
 
 
Samara about 1.5 inches long with wings forming a 60 degree angle.

 

Prefers cool, moist environment.

 

 

 

 

 
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