Previous Steps
- 1a – Opposite leaf arrangement on stem — go to 2
- 2a – Leaf simple — go to 3
- 3a – Leaves are lobed — go to 4
- 4b – No milky sap — go to 5
- 5a – Margins of lobes are smooth — go to 6
- 4b – No milky sap — go to 5
- 3a – Leaves are lobed — go to 4
- 2a – Leaf simple — go to 3
Current Step
- 6a – Lobes have blunt tips. Leaf is up to 3 inches wide, shiny above and hairy beneath. Irregular canopy — Big Tooth Maple
- 6b – Lobes more sharply pointed than Big Tooth Maple. Leaf is 3-6 inches wide, not very shiny. A few hairs on veins beneath. Round canopy — Sugar Maple
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