Acer glabrum Rock maple (Aceraceae) Deciduous tree

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Acer glabrum
Rock maple
Deciduous tree
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The Acer glabrum plant species is found in Western N. America - Alaska to California, west to New Mexico. It is a member of the Aceraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Rock maple.

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Latin Name:  Acer glabrum
Common Name:  Rock maple
Family:  Aceraceae
Author:  Torr.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  9   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Edges of mountain streams, on rocks and in coniferous woods, 1500 - 2000 metres[82, 184].

General Uses: The leaves are packed around apples, rootcrops etc to help preserve them[18, 20]. A fibre obtained from the inner bark is used for making mats, rope etc[99, 257]. The bark has been used to make spoons, paint containers etc[257]. Wood - tough, hard, heavy, close grained, pliable[82, 99]. It weighs 37lb per cubic foot[235]. The wood can also be used as friction sticks[99]. The green wood can be moulded.[99] The wood is too small for commercial exploitation, though it makes a good fuel[99, 229]. It was often used by native North American Indian tribes for making small items such as snowshoes, drum hoops, bows and pegs[257].

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