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ionally an important part of canadian forces military regalia for example the military rank insignia for generals use maple leaf symbols there are 10 species naturally growing in the country with at least one in each province although the idea of the tree as a national symbol originally hailed from the province of quebec 20 where the sugar maple is significant today s arboreal emblem of canada rather refers to a generic maple 21 the design on the flag is an eleven point stylization modeled after a sugar maple leaf which normally bears 23 points 22 it is also in the name of a canadian ice hockey team the toronto maple leafs the first attested use of the word was in 1260 as mapole and it also appears a century later in geoffrey chaucer s canterbury tales spelled as mapul 23 the maple is also a symbol of hiroshima ubiquitous in the local meibutsu a maple leaf along with samaras appears in the coat of arms of sammatti a former municipality of uusimaa finland 24 25 uses edit horticulture edit a red maple tree highlighted between spruce trees acer palmatum japanese maple has over 1 000 cultivars this cultivar is a palmatum sango kaku sometimes called coralbark maple some species of maple are extensively planted as ornamental trees by homeowners businesses and municipalities due to their fall colour relatively fast growth ease of transplanting and lack of hard seeds that would pose a problem for mowing lawns particularly popular are norway maple although it is considered invasive in north america silver maple japanese maple and red maple the vine maple is also occasionally used as an ornamental tree other maples especially smaller or more unusual species are popular as specimen trees 5 cultivars edit numerous maple cultivars that have been selected for particular characteristics can be propagated only by asexual reproduction such as cuttings tissue culture budding or grafting acer palmatum japanese maple alone has over 1 000 cultivars most selected in japan and many of them no longer propagated or not in cultivation in the western world some delicate cultivars are usually grown in pots and rarely reach heights of more than 50 100 cm acer palmatum var kiyohime as bonsai during fall abscission this dwarf hybrid cultivar is prized for its small leaves and bright red fall colors bonsai edit roter fächerahorn maples are a popular choice for the art of bonsai japanese maple acer palmatum trident maple a buergerianum amur maple a ginnala field maple a campestre and montpellier maple a monspessulanum are popular choices and respond well to techniques that encourage leaf reduction and ramification but most species can be used 5 26 collections edit acer griseum is widely grown for its decorative bark maple collections sometimes called aceretums occupy space in many gardens and arboreta around the world including the five great w s in england wakehurst place garden westonbirt arboretum windsor great park winkworth arboretum and wisley garden in the united states the aceretum at the harvard owned arnold arboretum in boston is especially notable in the number of species and cultivars the esveld aceretum in boskoop netherlands is the largest in the world 5 commercial uses edit maples are important as sources of syrup and wood dried wood is often used for the smoking of food charcoal from maples is an integral part of the lincoln county process used to make tennessee whiskey 27 they are also cultivated as ornamental plants and have benefits for tourism and agriculture timber edit a bench made of highly figured maple wood some of the larger maple species have valuable timber particularly sugar maple in north america and sycamore maple in europe sugar maple wood often known as hard maple is the wood of choice for bowling pins bowling alley lanes pool and snooker cue shafts and butcher s blocks maple wood is also used for the manufacture of wooden baseball bats though less often than ash or hickory due to the tendency of maple bats to shatter if they do break the maple bat was introduced to major league baseball mlb in 1998 by sam bat founder sam holman today it is the standard maple bat most in use by professional baseball 28 maple is also commonly used in archery as the core material in the limbs of a recurve bow due to its stiffness and strength citation needed maple wood is often graded based on physical and aesthetic characteristics the most common terminology includes the grading scale from common 2 which is unselected and often used for craft woods common 1 used for commercial and residential buildings clear and select grade which is sought for fine woodworking 29 some maple wood has a highly decorative wood grain variously known as flame maple quilt maple birdseye maple and burl wood this condition occurs randomly in individual trees of several species and often cannot be detected until the wood has been sawn though it is sometimes visible in the standing tree as a rippled pattern in the bark citation needed these select decorative wood pieces also have subcategories that further filter the aesthetic looks crotch wood bees wing cats paw old growth and mottled are some terms used to describe the look of these decorative woods 30 maples have a long history of use for furniture production in the united states 31 the cherokee people would produce a purple dye from maple bark which they used to dye cloth 32 33 tonewood edit maple is considered a tonewood or a wood that carries sound waves well and is used in numerous musical instruments maple is harder and has a brighter sound than mahogany which is another major tonewood used in instrument manufacturing 34 the back sides and neck of most violins violas cellos and double basses are made from maple 35 electric guitar necks are commonly made from maple having good dimensional stability the necks of the fender stratocaster and telecaster were originally an entirely maple one piece neck but later were also available with rosewood fingerboards les paul desired an all maple guitar but due to the weight of maple only the tops of gibson s les paul guitars are made from carved maple often using quilted or flamed maple tops due to its weight very few solid body guitars are made entirely from maple but many guitars have maple necks tops or veneers citation needed maple is also often used to make bassoons and sometimes other woodwind instruments such as recorders 36 37 many drums are made from maple from the 1970s to the 1990s maple drum kits were a vast majority of all drum kits made but in recent years birch has become popular for drums once again some of the best drum building companies use maple extensively throughout their mid pro range 5 maple drums are favored for their bright resonant sound 38 certain drum sticks are also made from maple 39 agriculture edit during late winter to early spring in northeastern north america when the night to day temperatures change from freezing to thawing maple trees may be tapped for sap to manufacture maple syrup 40 the sap is sent via tubing to a sugar house where it is boiled to produce syrup or made into maple sugar or maple taffy it takes about 40 litres 42 us qt of sugar maple sap to make 1 litre 1 1 us qt of syrup 40 while any acer species may be tapped for syrup many do not have sufficient quantities of sugar to be commercially useful whereas sugar maples a saccharum are most commonly used to produce maple syrup 40 quebec is a major producer of maple syrup an industry worth about 500 million canadian dollars annually 40 41 also as these trees are a major source of pollen in early spring before many other plants have flowered maple flowers are a source of foraging for honeybees that play a commercially important role in general agriculture and in natural habitats 42 pulpwood edit maple is used as pulpwood the fibers have relatively thick walls that prevent collapsing upon drying this gives good bulk and opacity in paper with a lignin content of approximately 21 maple is often processed into high yield pulp to enhance printing properties 43 tourism edit many maples have bright autumn foliage and many countries have leaf watching traditions the sugar maple acer saccharum whose leaves turn brilliant orange is the primary contributor to fall foliage season in north eastern north america in japan the custom of viewing the changing colour of maples in the autumn is called momijigari nikkō and kyoto are particularly favoured destinations for this activity in korea the same viewing activity is called danpung nori and the seoraksan and naejang san mountains are among the best known destinations these are examples of ecosystem services are examples of cultural ecosystem services that hold relational value 44 gallery edit acer buergerianum var formosanum leaves and fruit acer cappadocicum cappadocian maple acer carpinifolium leaves acer ginnala foliage acer grandidentatum bigtooth maple in autumn colour acer griseum paperbark maple acer laevigatum 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