Record details
- Common tree name
- Sugar Maple
- Species Name
- Acer saccharum
- Description
- This special tree was sent over from Williams Nurseries in Leamington, Ontario, Canada as a gift in 1974 when that town was celebrating its 100th anniversary. It is the source of maple syrup; sap is taken from the trunk and then boiled until it turns to a thick syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to produce 1 gallon of maple syrup. The leaves turn a glorious yellow, orange and red in autumn. The Canadian flag shows a single leaf.
- Country of origin
- Canada; Northeast America
- Credits
- The 'Trees at Jephson's project' has been delivered by Warwick District Council. With the kind sponsorship of Leamington Town Council and the Leamington Society.