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bigleaf maple

Acer macrophyllum

The bigleaf maple is a tall tree with huge leaves that can be as big as your head! It grows in forests and is known for its beautiful yellow and orange colors in the fall.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The bigleaf maple is a towering tree known for its enormous leaves, which can be over a foot wide and have five deeply cut lobes. In autumn, these vibrant leaves burst into brilliant shades of yellow and orange, creating a stunning display. Its bark is deeply furrowed, providing a textured appearance.

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Seltenheit

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Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It boasts the world's largest maple leaves, some even bigger than your head!

Its rough bark hosts mini-gardens of mosses and ferns right on its branches!

Its sweet sap can be tapped for delicious maple syrup, just like other maples!

These giants grow taller than a 15-story building, reaching high for the sky!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Giant Leaf Solar Panels

Bigleaf maple has huge leaves that act like super-efficient solar panels, helping it capture lots of sunlight to grow big and strong.

Fähigkeit

Epiphyte Haven

This maple's rough bark and moist habitat let mosses and ferns grow on its branches, creating mini-ecosystems high in the tree.

Fähigkeit

Sweet Sap Source

The bigleaf maple produces sweet sap that can be harvested and boiled down to create delicious maple syrup.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1500-3000 cm
Ausbreitung
1000-1800 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Western Gray Squirrel

Sciurus griseus

eats the nutritious seeds

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on young leaves and twigs

shelters

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

nests in large tree cavities

depends on

Artist's Conk

Ganoderma applanatum

grows as a decomposer on logs

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Western Maple

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Stay on paths when exploring forests and watch for falling branches.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von bigleaf maple?

1500-3000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von bigleaf maple?

1000-1800 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von bigleaf maple?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von bigleaf maple?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von bigleaf maple?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von bigleaf maple?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von bigleaf maple?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von bigleaf maple?

Wind

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