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Red maple flowers

Posted by Erika Barthelmess,
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
April 22, 2019 —

Happy Earth Day!  The red maples are in full bloom - it is easy to forget that some of our trees are flowering plants - they flower before they leaf out, which presumably give the wind-dispersed pollen a chance to move more easily.  Very lovely.

Red maple flowers