The scientific name for plain leaf maple is Acer saccharum.
The common names for ace saccharin are sugar maple, hard maple and rock maple. It is a hardwood tree commonly found in North America.
Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum is commonly known as the sugar maple.
Acer saccharum.
Acer saccharum
Acer saccharum
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The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum).
The sugar maple (Acer saccharum) was commonly called by this name due to the sweet sap it produces, which can be used to make maple syrup. The name "saccharum" comes from the Latin word for sugar, reflecting the tree's ability to produce this natural sweetener.
Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
A sugar maple is a variety of maple tree common to the American Midwest and New England. In the spring when sap begins to flow from the roots, sugar maples are tapped--that is a tube is pounded into them that allows sap to flow into collection containers. This sap is taken to a preparation building called a sugar bush where it is boiled down to reduce the water content and concentrate the natural sugar to produce maple syrup.