Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)

This tree can be found along the Hogback mountin trail in the Frye Mountain state game management area. Sugar maple is found commonly throughout the state of Maine and grows best in moist soils. The sugar maple grows 60-70 feet high and 20-30 inches in diameter. Leaves have three to five lobes and are oppositely arranged. Branches usually begin 8-10 feet up when grown in the open and older trees tend to be more rounded on the top. The wood is commonly used for furniture, flooring, canoes paddles, and firewood. I chose to include this tree as it is very economically important in the syrup and sugar that it provides.