| Leaves |
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10-12.5 cm. in length |
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usually 3-lobed with shallow, V-shaped notches |
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coarse-toothed on slender, reddish stalks
inward at the tip |
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yellowish-green above, paler with soft whitish hairs below |
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| Fruit |
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brown-coloured wings about 2 cm in length |
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with indentation on one side of the seed portion |
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angle between wings less than 90 degrees |
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bright red in summer, falling at maturity |
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| Bark |
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thin, reddish to greyish-brown |
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smooth or slightly grooved |
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| General |
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the smallest of the eastern maples |
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seldom exceed 7.5 m in height with a diameter of 7-17 cm |
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found throughout the island part of the Province |
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grows best in rich, moist soil |
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requires a certain amount of shade and is rarely found in the open |
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sometimes used as an ornamental tree and has no economic importance |
