1. Sugar Maple – Acer sacharum

deciduous Tree with leaves, up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and equally wide, with five palmate lobesThe basal lobes are relatively small, while the upper lobes are larger and deeply notched. In contrast with the angular notching of the silver maple, however, the notches tend to be rounded at their interior. The fall color is often spectacular, ranging from bright yellow through orange to fluorescent red-orange, although they look best in the northern part of its range. Sugar maples also have a tendency to color unevenly in fall. The leaf buds are pointy and brown-colored. The recent year's growth twigs are green and turn brown.