The Black Maple is a hardwood tree closely related to the Sugar Maple.
Identification can be confusing due to the tendency of the Black and Sugar maples to create hybrids. The simplest and most accurate method for distinguishing between the two trees is the 3-lobed leaves of the Black Maple versus the 5-lobed leaves of the Sugar Maple. The leaves of the Black Maple also tend to have a "droopy" appearance. Other differences that are not as pronounced include: darker, more deeply grooved bark, slightly smaller seeds, and thicker leaf stems.
The geographic range of the Black maple is slightly more limited than the Sugar maple, encompassing much of the northeastern United States and part of southeastern Canada.
Black maple trees are used similarly to the Sugar maple; for their timber and for maple syrup production.
maple, common name for the genus Acer of the Aceraceae, a family of deciduous trees and shrubs of the Northern Hemisphere, found mainly in temperate regions and on tropical mountain slopes.
Maples are popular as shade trees and often have brilliantly colored foliage in the fall.
Maple syrup is the concentrated sap obtained for commercial purposes from the sugar maple and the flmaple.
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