As with any maple,
Acer macrophyllum is a delight to behold in its natural state, and it was certainly in a very natural state when first beheld by Lewis and Clark.
Acer rubrum, Acer saccharinum,
Acer macrophyllum and Acer negundo of the Family Aceraceae.
Other commercially significant species included in the soft maple category are Acer saccharinum (silver maple), Acer negundo, (Manitoba maple) and
Acer macrophyllum (Oregon maple, Pacific maple and big leaf maple).
Important species include hard, white and sugar maple (Acer saccharum); black maple (Acer rubrum); silver maple (Acer sacchariunum); Manitoba maple (Acer negundo); and Bigleaf or Western maple (
Acer macrophyllum).
"We have reason to believe you're harboring illegal
acer macrophyllums and fraxinus latifolias."