Photo of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

underside of a leaf showing main veins and smaller side-veins, maple leaves in the background

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collage of Red Maple and Sugar Maple

Red Maple (Acer rubrum) vs. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Updated October 23rd, 2019

Red maple has a highly variable leaf shape, and some can look similar to sugar maple, but they are easily distinguished by serrations and the color of the leaf underside. In winter, buds are easily distinguished. Samaras are also distinctive.

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collage of Silver Maple and Sugar Maple

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) vs. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Updated October 23rd, 2019

Silver and sugar maple are easy to tell apart by leaf, buds, and growth habit. There only slight overlap in habitat: silver maple usually grows closer to water and sugar maple on well-drained sites.

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