Striped Maple – Acer pensylvanicum
Striped maple is a small tree or large shrub identified by its conspicuous vertical white stripes on greenish-brown bark.
It grows best on shaded, northern slopes of upland valleys where it is common on well drained sandy loams in small forest openings or as an understory tree in mixed hardwoods.
This very slow growing maple may live to be 100 and is probably most important as a browse plant for wildlife.
Striped maple is widely distributed over the northeastern quarter of the United States and southeastern Canada.
The species is distinct from other maples, and there is no evidence of integrating with other species.
References:
1. Striped Maple – Acer pensylvanicum, Morton Arboretum acc. 157-97*1, photos: Bruce Marlin
2. USDA NRCS Plants Database, “Acer pensylvanicum L. striped maple”
3. USDA GRIN, “Taxon: Acer pensylvanicum L.”
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