Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
Other Names: Moosewood and moose maple
Description: Leaves are simple, shallowly 3-lobed, toothed, smooth, 3-6 inches long and just about as wide. It has green, bell-shaped flowers. It is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–10 m tall, with a trunk up to 20 cm diameter. The young bark is striped with green and white, and when a little older, brown. The fruit is a samara; the seeds are about 27 mm long and 11 mm broad.
Habitat: An understory tree of cool, moist forests, often preferring slopes. It is among the most shade-tolerant of deciduous trees, capable of germinating and persisting for years as a small understory shrub.