Maple
Acer species
CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf
HABIT/SIZE Small shrub to large tree
LEAVES Simple; opposite; palmately-lobed
FLOWER Yellow or greenish-yellow flowers; in pendulous clusters; appear in early spring before leaves open
FRUIT/SEED/CONE Winged samaras in pairs
BARK Gray-brown and smooth on young trunks; older trunks furrowed with long, irregular plates