Each leaf bears three to five lobes and exhibits a gray, soft, furry underside. This tree will reach a height of seventy feet, with a width of sixty feet. Small, pale green-yellow flowers appear in spring. Less obvious are the seedpods that appear as the flowers vanish. These slender, delicate, tan, papery pods are about three inches long.
Seedpods form in sets of two and have a distinct horseshoe shape.
Typically, the Bigleaf Maple can be found in low-land creek areas in Dublin. Copyright 1997-1999, City of Dublin, California. All rights reserved.