Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)

More commonly known as soft maple, white maple, swamp maple, and water maple, red maple trees are strewn throughout Alabama, particularly over shady slopes and wet woods. They have relatively short, petite trunks cloaked in 3-5 lobed, coarsely-toothed gorgeous yellowish-orange and red foliage. In other words, the bark runs continuously into the crown, getting masked by the leaves. Acer Rubrum produces softwood suitable for building a fire and landscaping. Its bark acquires a rough, unkempt appearance once matured.