Red Maple

Location: Throughout the eastern half of Minnesota. (Also found throughout the eastern half of the U.S.)

Fun Facts: Also called soft maple, this wood is light brown in color and is characterized as heavy, close-grained and weak; notched leaves; "helicopter propellors" fall from trees

Uses: Red maple has little commercial value. It is sometimes used to make inexpensive furniture and other woodenware, and for fuel.

Full Size: 50-70 feet in height; 1-2 feet in diameter; maximum 116 feet in height and 6 feet in diameter

Age at Maturity: 80 years