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A grounding in Maples

Origin of Name	Acer, maple, Ahorn, Erable and Kaede & Momiji
Botanical Character	"samaras (two pairs of seed with wing)" & "opposite"
History & Fossil	History & Fossil of maples, Photos of fossil maples
Summary of world maples	Comment for maples from North America, Europe and China
Summary of Japanese Maples	Horizontal & Vertical Distribution of maples in Japan
Autumn Color Mechanism	Factors such as rapid coldness, dryness and sunshine
Cultivars	Brief Explanation of Japanese Cultivars
Bonsai	Brief Explanation & History of Bonsai

Illustrated book for Maples from all over the World

Japan	List & pictures of Japanese well-known maples
North America	List & pictures of maples from North America
Europe	List & pictures of maples from Europe and its neighboring districts
China	List & pictures of maples from China and its neighboring districts

Maples Observation & Discernment

Seed comparison	Presentation of photos of maple-seeds
Flowers in spring	Photos of maple-flowers in spring
Sprouts in spring	Photos of new leaves sprouts in spring
Fall color of leaves	Photos of leaves of various colors in autumn
Buds in winter	Presentation of photos of maple-buds in winter
Species Discrimination	Species Discrimination of Japanese maples by leaf shape

Japanese Culture & Images

Sights of Autumn Color	Sights of Autumn Color in Japan, Maple-viewing information
Japanese Garden	Invitation for Japanese Garden with maples
Gigantic & Noted trees	Photos of Gigantic & Noted trees in Japan, such as Minami-Hanazawa
Maples & Mt. Fuji	Landscape of Mt. Fuji & maples

Information & Communication

Comment for Menu	This page !
Classification of World Maples	Taxonomy list based on "Maples of the World"
Species lists in Asia	Lists of Japan(detailed), Korea,Taiwan and other Asia, Note1
Japnese Literature	Maples appearing in Japanese Literary History
Lumber & Instrument	Hard & Soft maple, Birds'eye maple and Piano & Violin
Syrup & Tea	Maple Syrup & Megusurinoki Tea
Roadside trees	Maples for street trees in our towns
Botanical Gardens	Botanical Gardens that I visited for maples
Related Items	Botanical name, Classification, Plant-hunter and the rest
Books & Documents	Books & Documents of maples
Greetings	Greeting of HP building & New Year Messages
Trip notes	Mini articles of my trip for visiting for maples
Photo Gallery
My view & essy	My opinions on Truth, Good and Buauty
Search for World Maples	Maple Information on internet
Friends of the World	Photos of Maples, Garden and Regeneration, Note2
Music & New poem	Composing Music & Poem for maples
List of Links	Links to Friends through internet communication

Note1 : Maple species lists & Phptos

Japan(detailed version)	List of about 60 species of Japanese maples
Korea	Korean maple list based on Prof. Nakai's thesis sent by Mr.Peter
Taiwan	Taiwanese maple list based on Prof. Uehara's illustrated book of plants
Central Asia	Maple ist of Central Asia based on "Maples of the World"
Southeast Asia	Maple ist of Southeast Asia based on "Maples of the World"
West Asia	Maple list of West Asia based on "Maples of the World"

Note2 : My friends

Peter's album	Various kinds of photos of maples offered by Peter
Ondrej's album	Cultivars in Europe offered by Ondrej Ottomansky
Dan's album	Photos of American maples offered by Dan
Jan's Garden	Photos of Japanese Garden in Europe offered by Jan
Durkovic's album	"In vitro regeneration" by Jaroslav Durkovic

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