Acer buergerianum (trident maple) is a species of maple native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong and Taiwan, and southwest to Sichuan) and Japan.

It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree reaching a height of 5–20 m with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The leaves are in opposite pairs, 2.5–8 cm long (excluding the 2–5 cm petiole) and 3.5–6.5 cm broad, hard, glossy dark green above, paler below, usually with three lobes; on mature trees the lobes forward-pointing and with smooth margins, on young trees with more spreading lobes and serrated margins. The flowers are produced in spring, yellow-green, in pendulous corymbs; they are small, with five greenish sepals and five yellow-white petals about 2 mm long, and eight stamens. The fruit is a samara with two winged seeds, each seed 4–7 mm diameter, with a 15 mm wing; the wings are forward-pointing and often overlapping each other.

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Camera Type: Nikon D5100
Lens: 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Date Taken: 10/16/16
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter Speed: 1/60
ISO: 100
Exposure Mode: Manual
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Center weight
Light Source (In Camera): N/A
Flash: N/A
Light Source (External): Mid-afternoon sun
Size: 476 KB
Location: 135 Crimson Drive, Apollo, PA
Latitude: 40,59.5601N
Longitude: 79,53.1071W
Elevation: 377.00 m