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| Leaves |
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5-15 cm. in length |
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3 to 5 lobed |
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sharp-pointed with irregular, sharp, double-teeth |
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side and top lobes often form a right angle |
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light green above, paler below, turning bright red in autumn |
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| Fruit |
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2-3 cm. in length |
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red to red-brown |
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terminally winged samaras with slightly diverging wings
separated at an angle of about 60 degrees, falling at maturity |
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| Bark |
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at first a smooth, light grey or reddish-brown, becoming
a dark-grey |
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breaks into long narrow scaly plates |
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| General |
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in autumn, leaves are often bright red in colour |
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although it may reach 27.5 m. in
height, it seldom exceeds 12 m. in Newfoundland with 15-20 cm. in
diameter |
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grows on a variety of sites and is not found in Labrador |
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