- Height 50′ – 70′, can be 100′
- Leaves largest undivided leaf of Canadian trees, deeply 5-lobed, 6″ – 12″
- Fruit winged, 1.25′ – 2.5″
- Region West Coast
Black Maple (Acer nigrum)
- Height 50′
- Leaves 3-5 shallow lobes, wide shallow notches, 3″ – 5″ across
- Fruit winged with plump seed, 1.25″
- Region Deciduous, St. Lawrence River Valley in Ontario
Douglas Maple (Acer glabrum)
- Height can be 35′, usually tall shrub
- Leaves 3 lobes plus 2 indistinct lobes, dull red in autumn, 3″ – 4″long and wide
- Fruit winged, seed portion wrinkled, 1″
- Region central and southern British Columbia
Manitoba Maple (Acer negunda)
- Height 40′ – 50′, can be 70′
- Leaves 3-7 leaflets, shallowly lobed, 6″ – 15″
- Fruit winged, seed portion elongated, 1.5″
- Region southern Ontario to Saskatchewan
Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum)
- Height can be 25′, usually a shrub
- Leaves 3-5 lobes, wide notches, single-toothed, 2.75″ – 3.5″ across brilliant red, turning to yellow or brown
- Fruit winged, .75″
- Region Deciduous, Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, Acadian, southern Boreal eastward from Saskatchewan
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
- Height can be 90′, usually smaller
- Leaves 3-5 lobes, sharp teeth, brilliant scarlet in autumn, 3″ – 5″ across
- Fruit winged with swollen seed, .75″
- Region Deciduous, Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, Acadian
Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
- Height 80′ – 90′, can be 125′
- Leaves 5 lobes with deep notches, 3″ – 5″
- Fruit winged with thick seed, 1.25″ – 2.25″
- Region Deciduous, southwestern Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, Acadian
Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
- Height can be 40′, may be shrub
- Leaves 3 lobes, lobes triangular, 4″ – 7″ across
- Fruit winged, 1″
- Region Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, Acadian
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
- Height 80′ – 90′, can be 130′
- Leaves usually 5-lobed, wide notches, rounded at bottom, very colourful in autumn, 3″ – 5″
- Fruit winged with plump seed, 1.25″
- Region Deciduous, Great Lakes – St. Lawrence, Acadian
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)
- Height can be 30′
- Leaves usually coarse shrub almost circular, 7-9 radiating lobes, lobes narrowly triangular, V-shaped notches, 2.5″- 4.5″
- Fruit red, winged, seed portion swollen, 1″ – 1.5″
- Region West Coast
