The Magic Maples of New England

Published 2020-11-25
The maple trees of New England and the entire northeast are famous for their fluorescent autumn colors. Can you identify each of these species? Would you recognize them in their old-growth forms? Join us for a look at these magic maples. Old-growth forest expert Bob Leverett and Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist Neil Pederson are featured.

These maple species are included:
- Red maple (Acer rubrum)
- Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
- Boxelder or Ash-leaved maple (Acer negundo)
- Sugar maple or Rock maple (Acer saccharum)
- Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
- Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
- Mountain maple (Acer spicatum)

- Black maple (Acer nigrum)



See accompanying story at newenglandforests.blogspot.com/2020/11/new-film-ma…

All Comments (21)
  • @alfredorv95
    I live in central México and I love this tree I have 2 planted on my backyard (a red and a silver maple), even though I'm quite in the south the maples are growing very well.
  • @royan6755
    im studying about these trees in school and its so boring to just listen to the teachers and ppts, your video is helping so much to understand about them!!! thanks
  • @MrDoinfine
    Best thing I’ve seen in ages. Interesting information and beautifully presented.
  • Came here to learn about maples - was not dissapointed! Thanks for another great video.
  • @indrekkpringi
    You need intense cold during the winter for Maples to spring back in Spring. When the winters are mild. the trees do not get a good sleep. Plus the lack of other species affects the health of trees.
  • The fact that you even mention Black Maple was great, but if you would of went into detail about it, like you did with the other maples, would of been awesome. Edit: I have one right behind my house and it carries a lot of good memories from when I climbed it as a kid. I still climb it every now and then to be honest...
  • @Karmakazeez
    This was so very informative without being the least bit boring. Thank you so much!
  • @lrn_news9171
    What I love about this video is that it showed how stands of specific maple species look like. It's difficult to find pictures of a Silver Maple dominant forest for instance.
  • Great presentations, excellent filming. The bark, leaf, and reproductive differential IDs are ⭐️ It’s also a master class in ‘just enough pedantry’ from which a lot of us could learn a lesson. Thanks to everyone involved with creating this🧡🍁
  • @rogerhuber3133
    Very nice video and educational. I never knew trees were male, female or both and could change. There's nothing more invigorating than the Fall colors of the deciduous trees.
  • @Delfinmar
    What a nice thanksgiving treat! Thank you so much!
  • @sarahgluck1905
    Y'all make the best videos. Thanks so much for the work you do!
  • @psathp30
    One of the most informative and inspiring New England forest video!!
  • @ConnieLowell
    Fabulous info and video...thanks for creating and sharing!
  • @maryenos91
    Wonderful shows...thanks so much for all of them and even having those guests you have had on. Tom is such an amazing person as are your other guests. It is too bad that more people od not realize how we are tied to the beautiful nature scenes of this world.
  • @lrn_news9171
    What an awesome video. I love maple trees, they're my favorite along with Oak. My favorite maple trees are actually soft maples, Red and Silver.