Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. green leaves

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. flowers and leaves close-up

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. flowering plant

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. flowering plant, evening

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. seeds close up

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. trunks of several plants close-up

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. the trunk of the plant, the texture of the bark is visible

Whistlewood – description, flowering period and general distribution in Michigan. big tree in autumn

Common name:

Whistlewood

Scientific name:

Acer pensylvanicum.

Other common name(s):

Striped maple, Moosewood, Goosefoot maple, Whistlewood.

Life form:

Tree, Shrub.

Flowering time:

15 - 20 days.

Flowering period

in Michigan for this plant is: May ↔ June.

NECTAR PRODUCTION:
200 kilograms per ha

SOURCE FOR HONEY BEES:
Major

General distribution:

Striped maple is widely distributed over the northeastern quarter of the United States and adjacent southeastern Canada. Its natural range extends from Nova Scotia and the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec west to southern Ontario, Michigan, and eastern Minnesota; south to northeastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.

Map of distribution and habitat in USA

This plant is present in at least 28 states/provinces in this country.

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Botanical description:

Striped maple is a native, deciduous, tall shrub or small tree. It reaches a maximum height of about 45 feet (13 m) but is usually smaller. It has a short, forked trunk divided into a few ascending, arching branches, forming a broad but uneven, flat-topped to rounded crown. The branchlets are straight and slender. Striped maple is primarily dioecious; monoecy is rare. The sex ratio is male-biased. Hibbs reported that 80 percent of a Massachusetts population was male. The fruit of striped maple is a two-winged samara. The root system is shallow and wide-spreading.

Seasonal development:

Striped maple flowers from May to June. The fruits ripen in September and October and are dispersed in October and November.

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