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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01D0BF96.015658A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Also, Norway Maple will exude milky sap from the petiole base when a = leaf is broken off at the base of the petiole (where it would eventually = break away in the fall). Our Native Maples do not exude milky sap. And = NM perioles are unusually long. Norway Maple, if open grown, will yield a good sap for syrup or = sugar (based on one tree which I tapped in 1991). And even in a hedge = they grow rapidly. I have yet to see NM larger than a few cm diameter in = woodland but if free from competition so it can develop a good crown I = think it has potential as a firewood tree because it grows rapidly in = girth. Yt, DW, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ian Manning=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:47 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Maple ID Your suspicions are right, not A sugar or a red. That's a Norway maple. Whisker tips rather than the = rounded lobes of a sugar maple.=20 Cheers, Ian On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:41 PM, <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> = <klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: For the past couple of years I have been keeping any eye on a Maple = that has sprung up in my back yard. Red Maple is the predominant native = maple on the property, the only Sugar Maples are ones that I have = planted and none of those have produced seed yet. I was hoping that the = sapling would turn out to be a Sugar Maple but I am not sure that I can = rule out the non native Maples that are planted locally as ornamentals. = The leaf shape is much like that of a Sugar maple but some of the lower = leaves are very large, up to 10"(25 cm) across. I have included a link = to a photo taken shortly after leaf-out and would appreciate any help = confirming the ID. https://www.dropbox.com/s/bml3xxpd8g70bqp/IMG_1918.jpg?dl=3D0 Kevin Lantz Front Centre No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.6081 / Virus Database: 4392/10234 - Release Date: = 07/15/15 ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01D0BF96.015658A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dauto bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Also, Norway Maple will exude milky sap from the petiole base when = a leaf=20 is broken off at the base of the petiole (where it would eventually = break away=20 in the fall). Our Native Maples do not exude milky sap. And NM = perioles are=20 unusually long.</DIV> <DIV> Norway Maple, if open grown, will yield a good = sap for=20 syrup or sugar (based on one tree which I tapped in 1991). And even in a = hedge=20 they grow rapidly. I have yet to see NM larger than a few cm=20 diameter in woodland but if free from competition so it can develop = a good=20 crown I think it has potential as a firewood tree because it grows = rapidly in=20 girth.</DIV> <DIV>Yt, DW, Kentville</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dianmanning4@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:ianmanning4@gmail.com">Ian=20 Manning</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 15, 2015 = 10:47=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Maple = ID</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Your suspicions are right, not</DIV> <DIV>A sugar or a red. That's a Norway maple. Whisker tips rather than = the=20 rounded lobes of a sugar maple. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Cheers,</DIV> <DIV>Ian<BR><BR><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR>On Jul 15, 2015, at 4:41 PM, <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@ns.sympatico.ca</A>> = <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@ns.sympatico.ca</A>>=20 wrote:<BR><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: = 10pt"> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For the = past couple of=20 years I have been keeping any eye on a Maple that has sprung up in = my back=20 yard. Red Maple is the predominant native maple on the property, the = only=20 Sugar Maples are ones that I have planted and none of those have = produced=20 seed yet. I was hoping that the sapling would turn out to be a Sugar = Maple=20 but I am not sure that I can rule out the non native Maples that are = planted=20 locally as ornamentals. The leaf shape is much like that of a Sugar = maple=20 but some of the lower leaves are very large, up to 10"(25 cm) = across. I have=20 included a link to a photo taken shortly after leaf-out and would = appreciate=20 any help confirming the ID.</FONT></FONT></P> <P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=3DMsoNormal><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></FONT></FONT> </P> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A=20 = href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/bml3xxpd8g70bqp/IMG_1918.jpg?dl=3D0">ht= tps://www.dropbox.com/s/bml3xxpd8g70bqp/IMG_1918.jpg?dl=3D0</A></FONT></F= ONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: en-ca; mso-fareast-language: en-us; = mso-bidi-language: ar-sa"><FONT=20 size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman