The difference between red maple and yellow maple

The leaves of red maple and yellow maple are bright red and golden yellow. Judging from the leaf shape, the leaf edge of Hongfeng has double serrations, while the leaves of Hongfeng are smooth and wide, and the leaf edge is pointed or pointed. The yellow maple blossoms in April, and the red maple blossoms in May. There are also great differences between them in the classification and branching of varieties.

1, leaf color difference

From the color of leaves, we can clearly see the difference between red maple and yellow maple. Red maple leaves are delicate and red, and red is very spectacular when it grows vigorously. The leaves of the yellow maple tree are golden yellow or orange yellow in the prosperous period, giving people a kind of beautiful enjoyment.

2. Leaf morphology

Red maple leaves are simple, with 5~7 cracks, oblong to lanceolate in shape, and double serrations on the leaf margin. Maple leaves are palmately opposite, with 5-7 cracks, smooth and wide, with sharp teeth or Gong Rui teeth at the leaf edge.

3, the difference between flowers Both red maple and yellow maple can bloom, and the flower of yellow maple blooms in April, and the flower is composed of purple flowers. The flowering period of Hongfeng is in May, and the flowers are purple, belonging to a terminal umbel with a red stalk.

4. Different varieties

Maple is generally a variety of artificially cultivated maple varieties, such as Jingui in Huang Feng and Huang Feng in Shan Zhi. Although Hongfeng is also a variety, it is relatively common and belongs to a relatively valuable foliage tree species, which is generally planted and cultivated in Zhejiang. The varieties are Japanese red maple and American red maple.