B1297: Acer spicatum

Acer spicatum, the mountain maple, dwarf maple, moose maple, or white maple, is a species of maple native to northeastern North America from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Pennsylvania. It also grows at high elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.

A small, deciduous shrubby tree to about 6-8m tall, with a short trunk and downy shoots. Long, pointed 3-5 lobed mid-green leaves turn brilliant red and yellow in autumn. Dense greenish-yellow flowers in slender upright panicles in early summer are followed by slender racemes of red winged fruits. Identified as an English champion tree in 2018