Sapindaceae Lecture Exam Flashcards
What are the two temperate zone genera of importance in the family?
Can you name the maples that are native to MN?
What is included branch junction?
What problem does the condition present?
What were the two spring fruiting maple species?
What maple species can wait in ‘suspended animation’ in the understory for 100 years waiting for a gap in the overstory?
Why has Norway maple been such a prized tree in the landscape nursery industry?
Why are Korean maple hybrids touted to be improvements over Japanese maples for northern landscapes?
What is the best identifying characteristic for maples?
What are the best identifying characteristics for the buckeyes?
Is Box elder (Acer negundo) good for anything?
What is the major problem Red maple suffers in the landscape?
Which maples were described as being invasive?
What are some characteristics that allow them to be such successful invaders?
