Question: Can you help identify this volunteer maple (?) found in the woody part of my Lexington, MA background? Does not …
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Can you help identify this volunteer maple (?) found in the woody part of my Lexington, MA background? Does not seem to be one of the common maples found around here. I called the file acer spicatum based on other reference books, but your site says it is very rare in S New England and your leaf pictures are quite different.
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Dear bkatzenberg, you've photographed Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple). This is a non-native species that is occasionally observed in southern New England (and can be abundant in some locations). Best wishes.
