Big-leaf maple flower buds, half open:
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| Acer macrophyllum. Big-leaf maple. |
The flowers open before the leaves appear. Fully open, they dangle in long clusters.
"They" say the flowers are edible and sweet, a nice addition to spring salads. Stands to reason; it is possible to make maple syrup from the sap, although it is not as sugar-heavy as the sap from the eastern sugar maple.
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Estas son las flores del arce de hoja grande, apenas empezando a abrirse. Las flores aparecen un poco antes de las primeras hojas. Una vez completamente abiertas, cuelgan en ramos largos.
Se dice que las flores son comestibles, y dulces, un buen componente de ensaladas primaverales. Es lógico; hasta se puede hacer jarabe de maple con la savia, aunque no sea tan dulce como la savia del acer azucarero de la costa del Atlántico.
Foto: Acer macrophyllum
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