Leaves

• 10-12.5 cm. in length
• usually 3-lobed with shallow, V-shaped notches
• coarse-toothed on slender, reddish stalks inward at the tip
• yellowish-green above, paler with soft whitish hairs below

Fruit

• brown-coloured wings about 2 cm in length
• with indentation on one side of the seed portion
• angle between wings less than 90 degrees
• bright red in summer, falling at maturity

Bark

• thin, reddish to greyish-brown
• smooth or slightly grooved

General

• the smallest of the eastern maples
• seldom exceed 7.5 m in height with a diameter of 7-17 cm
• found throughout the island part of the Province
• grows best in rich, moist soil
• requires a certain amount of shade and is rarely found in the open
• sometimes used as an ornamental tree and has no economic importance