Maple, Bird's Eye

(Acer saccharum)

Noth America

The growth range of the species is limited to the United States of America. It is most prevalent in New England, but its growth range extends from the extreme southeastern region of Manitoba east to Nova Scotia, southward to North Canada, and west to eastern Kansas. It is found locally in northwest South Carolina and north Georgia.

Bird's Eye Maple is sometimes referred to Hard Maple, Rock Maple, and Sugar Maple.

The heartwood is uniformly pale reddish brown or light tan. Bird's-eye maple usually exhibits two colors, a whitish background with brownish dots at irregular intervals. The dots, which are rarely solid, usually have a circular rim that is of a different color than the center, rather like an eye. The dots are believed to be the starting-points of new side branches that may or may not have actually grown out from the trunk of the tree.