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Boxelder Maple Family:
Soapberry (Sapindaceae) A tree growing 30 to 60 feet tall with a grayish-brown
furrowed trunk. Unlike most maples which have a single lobed leaf, the leaves are divided into three
lobed leaflets. Young leaves are soft and velvety. Leaves turn yellow in
the fall. Female flowers mature to a one-seeded samara with a pair of
curved wings. When it dries and drops from the tree, it rotates like a
helicopter.
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Photo taken on:
May 9, 2021 Male and female flowers grow on separate trees. Tiny yellow-green or pink flowers with long drooping stalks bloom just before the leaves open. The photo shows male pollen-producing flowers. |
