I went to the Highland of Mt. Chausu via Aichi Recreation Forest & Yukiyoshi shrine on May 14, 2005.

It was time maples were in full bloom or they were changing their flowers into fruits.

Whitish flowers of Acer sieboldianum at Aichi Recreation Forest

Reddish fruits of Acer amoenum at Aichi Recreation Forest

Pinkish wings of fruits of Acer crataegifolium at Aichi Recreation Forest

Ripe fruits of Acer picnanthum at Aichi Recreation Forest by telescope on May 14, 2005

Fruits of Hananoki (Acer pycnanthum) ripen before summer
as well as those of Red maple and Silver maple from North America.

In Yukiyoshi shrine about 900 m above the sea level, we could see pinkish young fruits of Hananoki.

Fruits of Hananoki : No.1 through a telephoto lens

Fruits of Hananoki : No.2 through a telephoto lens

Fruits of Hananoki : No.3

Next, let me show you othr flowers of maples on the Highland of Mt. Chausu about 1200m.

Flowers of Acer rufinerve through a telephoto lens

Red flowers of Acer shirasawanum through a telephoto lens

Red & white flowers of Acer shirasawanum

Red hanging flowers of Acer japonicum through a telephoto lens

Still greenish flowers of Acer micranthum through a telephoto lens

Green-yellowish flowers of Acer carpinifolium through a telephoto lens

Yellowish flowers of Acer pictum through a telephoto lens