The golden leaves of sugar maples paints a stunning transformation of color of the fall.
I know you love my sweet syrup, my autumn leaves, and my desirable sapwood.
But I don't do well in the urban-hood, for the constant disturbance on my shallow roots.
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California
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