Trees · question 5

Look at the lobes and snap off a leaf stalk.

Does white milky sap come out of the broken stalk? That helps tell maples apart.

Small leaf (5–10 cm) with rounded lobes: Milky sap in the leaf stalk; often corky ridges on the twigs.
Lobes with long, pointed teeth: White milky sap in the leaf stalk; glossy leaf.
Coarsely toothed lobes, grey-green underside: No milky sap; the leaf stalk is often red.
Very deeply cut, silvery-white underside: Lobes cut almost to the base; no milky sap.
Small, delicate leaf with 5–9 pointed lobes; often red: A shrub or small tree in gardens, with superb autumn colour.

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