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  1. Winnie Nielsen says:

    What a great photo of the maple leaf and the seed pods. Maples can be some of the most stunning fall colors of the season. We have the Southern Red Maple down here and I have a baby in my front yard. The only problem is that it turns orange/red about late February or March as the new growth pushes out. Some of the older maples in our community will change colors in December and January. They also have the most beautiful bright red seed pods in February before the new green leaves appear. It is absolutely gorgeous when you have a whole bunch of these maples together. They also prefer to grow along swampy and water edges down here.

  2. Gretchen says:

    I hate to rain on parades, but this looks like an invasive Norway Maple. These spread rapidly leading to decline of native species of maple. It has neither environmental or industrial use. It cant even be burned. Its a real problem in the Northeast and as a forestry major, I wish more folks,would take these out and plant native maples. Thank you.

    • MaryJane says:

      It’s a tree that’s at least 100 years old, planted by the original people who homesteaded my farm. It hasn’t spread at all. The little winged seeds sometimes sprout but I don’t have any other maple trees growing here. I did plant a few sugar maples a few years ago but they are growing very slowly.

  3. Dawna Lenz says:

    Sometimes we look for fault when don’t need to. Beautiful picture

  4. Connie-Killarney says:

    Beautiful!! We have sugar maples here in West Tennessee. They turn gold to re-orange. Wonder if the cooler climate in Idaho account for the brilliant color. down, all out flowers and plants get more brilliant in color if they survive the intense heat!!!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

  5. CINDY HUGHES says:

    I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE LEAVES TURNING HERE IN LOUISIANA WE ARE NOT SO BLESSED — SO A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS !!!

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