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You are bidding on 15 FLORIDA MAPLE SEEDS - Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum .

Commonly known as the Florida maple and occasionally as the southern sugar maple or hammock maple .

It can reach 60 feet in height, but is more often seen at heights of 20 to 30 feet.

This maple provides beautiful fall colors in muted yellows and oranges, and older trees have very attractive ribbed gray bark. 

The edges of the leaves turn under slightly, giving them a distinct appearance.
 
While smaller and less showy than the related northern sugar maple, it's better suited to Florida, due to its higher heat tolerance.
 
This is native to Florida and naturally occurs primarily in the panhandle, with small isolated populations in Central Florida
 

Height:   20 to 60 feet

Width:  25 to 40 feet 

Hardiness Zones:  6B through 9A 


Medicinal use : A tea made from the inner bark is a blood tonic, diuretic and expectorant. It has been used in the treatment of coughs, diarrhea etc. A compound infusion of the bark has been used as drops in treating blindness. The sap has been used for treating sore eyes. The inner bark has been used as an expectorant and cough remedy. Maple syrup is used in cough syrups and is also said to be a liver tonic and kidney cleanser.

Edible parts : The sap contains quite a large proportion of sugar. This can be used as a refreshing drink, or be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water. The syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods.

Other uses : The leaves are packed around apples, root crops etc to help preserve them. Wood - close grained, tough, hard, heavy, strong, not very durable, it takes a high polish, remains smooth under abrasion and has a high shock-resistance. It holds nails well, is fair in gluing, dries easily and shrinks moderately. The wood weighs 43 lb per cubic foot. Considered by many to be the most valuable hardwood tree in N. America, the sugar maple is used for a wide range of applications including furniture, flooring, turnery, musical instruments and ship building. Accidental forms with the grain curled and contorted, known as curly maple and bird's eye maple, are common and are highly prized in cabinet making. The wood is also a very good fuel, giving off a lot of heat and forming very hot embers. The ashes of the wood are rich in alkali and yield large quantities of potash.

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