Northern hard maple, still in place more than seven decades ... By then, it will have gone through processing mills to remove bark and branches to turn a cut-down tree into usable lumber.

Northern hard maple, still in place more than seven decades ... By then, it will have gone through processing mills to remove bark and branches to turn a cut-down tree into usable lumber.

Northern hard maple, still in place more than seven decades ... By then, it will have gone through processing mills to remove bark and branches to turn a cut-down tree into usable lumber.

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‘It’s a versatile tree that is often hard pruned to a large shrub ... purple flowers in summer and cinnamon-hued bark in winter. 5. Coral Bark Maple (Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku') Warm up ...