Research Results For 'MAPLE'

BIRD'S-EYE MAPLE

Bird's-eye Maple is the curled maple, the wood of the sugar-maple when full of little knotty spots somewhat resembling birds' eyes, much used in cabinet-work.
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COPPICE

A Coppice, or copse is a wood in which the trees are cut over periodically as they attain a certain size. In Britain many forest trees, and in particular the oak, the chestnut, the ash, the birch, and the maple, are dealt with in this way. The period for cutting varies with the soil and the tree. The oak usually requires from fifteen to twenty-five years' growth, while the willow is cut regularly every year. The term ia also used in a general sense for a wood of small growth, or consisting of underwood and brushwood.
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HEDGE

A hedge is a fence formed of living trees or shrubs. Hedges are often composed of one or more of the following: Hawthorn, crab, blackthorn, holly, privet, beech, hornbeam, maple, barberry, furze, broom, alder, poplar, willow, yew, box, arborvitae, sweet-briar, etc. Although superior to dry-stone walls, they take up much room, and exhaust the soil to some extent. Hedges are probably more common in England than in any other country, though they were not very common in England until the close of the seventeenth century.
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MAZER-BOWL

Mazer-bowls, also known simply as a mazer or a mazer cup, we drinking vessels first introduced to Britain in the 14th century. They were a bowl made of spotted maple wood, whence their name, and normally mounted in latten metal, silver or silver-gilt, with a wide band around the rim. Often a circular medallion was mounted in the bottom of the bowl, and the whole was finished by a foot or set upon a baluster. By the end of the 16th century were the most popular drinking vessels in Britain.
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ACER

Acer is a genus of plants of the family Aceraceae to which belongs the Maple.
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BOX ELDER

Box elder is the ash-leaved maple tree (Negundo aceroides) which is found in the USA. It was once used as a source of sugar.
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CANDLE NUT

The candle nut or candlebery tree (Aleurites triloba and Aleurites moluccana) are evergreen trees belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae, and grow wild in the Pacific islands. They are characterized by large, thick maple-like alternate leaves and clusters of small white flowers. The nuts are very rich in oil, and are sometimes used as torches for fishing by.
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CANKERWORM

The cankerworm are two destructive caterpillars - the spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) and the autumn cankerworm (Also phila pometaria) - found in the USA from Maine to Texas. The eggs are laid on fruit and shade trees, and the larvae frequently destroy the foliage of whole orchards in a few days. The larvae feed on most broad-leaved trees and shrubs, but prefer the American elm, Manitoba maple, basswood, Siberian elm, and apple. The first noticeable sign of an infestation is small ' shot-holes' in the young leaves. At this time the tiny larvae are found on the underside of the leaf. As the larvae continue feeding, the holes grow larger, until almost all of the leaf tissues are eaten. During severe outbreaks, trees and shrubs may be completely defoliated. Healthy trees and shrubs usually produce a new crop of leaves by mid-July and show little permanent injury from a single defoliation. However, after three or more consecutive years of heavy attack tree growth is slowed down and branches in the crown die back.
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ELK

The elk or moose, is a large deer (Alces alces) found in north Europe, Asia and Scandinavia.
The elk has a short compact body, standing about 1.8 metres in height at the shoulders, a thick neck, large clumsy head, and horns which flatten out almost from the base into a broad palmate form with numerous snags. In colour the elk is greyish brown, the limbs, sides of head, and coarse mane being, however, of a lighter hue. Their flesh resembles beef rather than venison. For the most they are inoffensive, and so exceedingly wary that they are approached only with difficulty. In America the Indians are the most skilful moose-hunters. The moose has a wide range in Canada, extending from the Arctic Ocean and British Columbia to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; and it is found also in Maine. It feeds largely on the shoots of trees or shrubs, such as the willow and maple, and on bark, etc.
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MAPLE

The maple is a deciduous tree of the genus Acer comprising some 115 species. It has opposite, stalked, palmately lobed leaves and green flowers, followed by two-winged samaras.
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