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SPECIMEN TREES ON THE EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A WALKING TOUR

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36. Red Maple (Acer rubrum). Everything about this tree implies its name. It has red buds in winter, red flower clusters in early spring, red leaf stalks in summer and turns a crimson color in the fall.
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Winter Spring Summer Fall
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Detail images courtesy UConn Plant database
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