Red Maple

Red Maple tree - photo by Ed Frank

Red Maple Bark close-up of previous tree - photo by Ed Frank

Red Maple leaf, note the red stems on the leaves - photo by Ed Frank

Kristine and a 16.2' X 119' tall red maple Dunn Creek, GSMNP

Rough flakes of bark on an older red maple - photo by Ed Frank

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Red Maple composite photo - Ed Frank

A 106-foot, arrow straight red maple, MTSF, Mass.   Photo by John Knuerr

Indian camp red: Largest known red maple in N. America. Current national record. 23'4" cbh x 141' tall. GSMNP, Photo by Will Blozan

"A variety of species in the temperate rainforest areas of the southern Appalachians will exhibit scalloped bark, particularly yellow buckeye which takes it to an extreme." -Will Blozan

Kristine and a 17'+ red maple Dunn Creek, GSMNP