Red Maple ²

Identification:
It grows up to 59 to 89 feet tall, exceptionally up to 115 feet tall. Leaves are usually about 3.5 inches. The red maple is one of the most abundant trees in the country the tree does very well in many types of soil. The red maple lives for about 150 years. A red maple can produce about 12,000 to 91,000 seeds in a single season.

Niche:
A red maple is a producer; it uses the sun for its energy. It also gives energy to other animals who eat seed that the tree drops.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_rubrum

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Virens (Latin for greening), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/35147122@N00/4171956750
2. Adapted by redsquirrel4321 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_rubrum

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