This maple is used for many things, making it the most important maple on the Pacific coast. This plant is commonly found in groups with the following plants: Sitka Spruce, Western Hemlock, Douglas-Fir, Grand Fir, Redwoods, Oregon white oak, and other evergreens common to the same area. In southern California, this plant only grows in canyons or near streams. The places that this plant stops growing seem to be characterized by colder weather in the north, and in the south by lack of moisture and humidity. It is not found very often east of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade crest.
The Bigleaf maple can be found in many places along the Pacific coast, but mostly anywhere between just south of the Alaska panhandle in British Columbia and Southern California. Reproductionīigleaf maples mixed with redwoods on highway 13. The roots: The roots of the tree are often shallow but widespread this type of root system make it easier for the plant to grow shallow or saturated soils. As the tree matures, it becomes a darker brown, and furrows and ridges begin to appear on the outer layer of the bark. The bark: When the tree is young, the bark is a brownish color with a smooth layer. There are two buds on opposite sides of a main bud, which are bigger than the other two, and these buds have 3 or 4 scales. In the fall, it turns a bright green red, and finally grayish brown. The twig: The twig is smooth, round, and commonly a pale green in color. When the seed is mature, it turns a tan color. The head of the seed appears to be hairy. The wings on the samaras are 1.5 to 2 inches long, and occur at acute angles. The flowers are a small, and are often yellow. When crushed or cut, the petiole discharges a white sap. It is also palmately lobed, which means the leaf has five "arms." The leaf is dark green on the top, and light green on the bottom. The leaf: The leaf is a simple, deciduous leaf, and it is between 6 to 12 inches in diameter, but sometimes much larger. This tree is made up of many different parts, including: This plant is very similar to the Sugar maple, Vine maple, Rocky Mountain maple, and the California sycamore, so it is commonly mistaken in parts of the United States. This plant usually sprouts from the base, and forms big basal burls. When planted in the open the branches form a rounded crown shape, but when grown among other trees it grows taller and straighter. It normally has a diameter of about 2 to 4 feet. The Bigleaf Maple is a fairly large deciduous tree (drops its leaves in winter), growing anywhere between 30 and 100 feet tall.
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