Sugar Maple - State Tree

The sugar maple was made West Virginia's official tree on March 7, 1949. It has five-lobed leaves and produces small wing-shaped pods. Sugar maples can be 70 to 120 feet high and 2 to 4 feet in diameter.



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Information from the University of New Hampshire on the sugar maple tree. http://www.unh.edu/neeg/sugmape.html

Cornell University's Sugar Maple Reasearch Program. http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/

Information on other states and countries who recognize the Sugar Maple as their official tree. http://www.geobop.com/Symbols/Plants/Trees/Maples/

MacPhail Woods Ecological Forestry Project. This site contains information on the sugar maple tree such as description, growing conditions, propagation, wildlife uses, and areas of usage. http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/garyschneider/tree/sugarmaple.html


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