Opposite. Characteristic of maples in general.
hell no
They are sugar maple, Norway maple, silver maple, sweet maple.
edible for humans, as they contain compounds that can be toxic if consumed in large quantities. Ingesting sugar maple leaves can cause digestive issues and irritation. It's best to admire sugar maple leaves for their beauty in nature rather than consuming them.
A sugar maple leaf is from a dicot plant. Dicots are characterized by having leaves with branched veins, whereas monocots have leaves with parallel veins.
branch leaves and roots
The type of maple leaf that is on the Canadian penny is a Sugar Maple leaf. While this is commonly excepted, it is not a maple at all. Maple leaves grow in paired opposite attachment along the stem, the penny has a two leaves attached individually. While the original artist may have thought it was a maple it is probably a London Plane Tree. I am referencing my university botany instructor on this one, but I verified this with phylotaxic diagrams.
A sugar maple is a large deciduous tree with a broad, rounded crown. Its leaves are palmately lobed with five distinct lobes and turn vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and red in the fall. The bark of a sugar maple is gray and furrowed with long, vertical ridges.
a sugar maple does not
Maple sugar is made from the sap of sugar maple trees, while white sugar is made from sugarcane or sugar beets. Maple sugar has a distinct flavor with a hint of caramel, while white sugar is more neutral in taste. In terms of nutrition, maple sugar contains some minerals and antioxidants that white sugar lacks.
Yes, each fall sugar maples (and other deciduous trees) remove the chlorophyll and other important compounds and nutrients from their leaves (which causes the other colors to become visible) and then drop the leaves.
Add some low carb strawberries or raspberries (frozen works great) and some sugar free Maple Syrup and you've got a delicious breakfast.