Types of maple trees
Alabama is home to six prevalent types of maple, described in this article.
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The flavor of the syrup also differs depending on the type of maple tree the sap is collected from. The twigs are red to purple, and the leaves are ovate-cordate and glabrous. It is a large shrub or small tree, reaching up to 15 meters in height. Indeed, with nearly 23-million acres of forested land, you’ll never run out of trees to look at regardless of how long you’re there. While sugar maples are the most commonly tapped maple trees, black maples, red maples, silver maples and a few other types of maples can also be tapped for sap. The Rocky Mountain Maple (Acer glabrum) is a native maple species that can be found in southern, central, and western Montana.
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