red maple
noun
: a common tree (Acer rubrum) of eastern and central North America that grows chiefly in moist soils, has reddish twigs and flowers, and yields a lighter and softer wood than the sugar maple
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Maple trees include sugar maple and red maple, with sugar maples turning bright red and red maples going from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Still, the researchers identified significant variance among the species: Black cherry, red maple and white ash tended to experience peak coloration earlier, while oaks and sugar maples blazed later.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Bright colors are already starting to appear in certain tree species, like black walnuts, flowering dogwoods, red maples, and sassafras.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Our flag is dominated by a red maple leaf on a white background.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
Still, the researchers identified significant variance among the species: Black cherry, red maple and white ash tended to experience peak coloration earlier, while oaks and sugar maples blazed later.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Bright colors are already starting to appear in certain tree species, like black walnuts, flowering dogwoods, red maples, and sassafras.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Our flag is dominated by a red maple leaf on a white background.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Red maple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20maple. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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