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Native to Asia, Europe, northern Africa, and North America, there are 128 species of maple, of which 54 are under threat of extinction in their native habitat.

This is a common landscaping tree that grows quickly under many environmental conditions. Maple is a major timber source and also provides sap for maple sugar and Tennessee whiskey. This dense hardwood, with its clean, white coloration, is perfect for use in musical instruments like violins, violas, and cellos. Maple is also a primary pulpwood for paper.

The maple sapling shown here has a long scar where a buck deer used the sapling to rub off the summer velvet from his antlers, adding a bit of interest to an otherwise plain, smooth, pale-gray bark.