Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum). Native to eastern Canada and eastern United States. It is a tree that prefers the higher, and cooler, elevations here in central Virginia, further up than here where I live. We did plant a few Sugar Maple trees several years ago though, and they seem to be quite happy. It is their seeds that need that extra boost of cold.
This is a tree that is sensitive to pollution, more so that other species of maple. Maple decline can be blamed on acid rain and soil acidification.
A tree that puts on a great color show late in the autumn. This picture was taken yesterday.
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