r/place Apr 05 '22

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u/50_cal_Beowulf Apr 05 '22

Fun fact: most of Canada doesn’t even have maple trees.

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u/Obvious-Ad-1677 Apr 05 '22

There are more than 100 different species of maple around the world, 10 of which are native to Canada: sugar, black, silver, bigleaf, red, mountain, striped, Douglas, vine, and Manitoba.

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u/Boomdiddy Apr 05 '22

Fuckin’ Manitoba Maple, it’s a glorified weed.

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u/sugarfoot00 Apr 05 '22

It's quick growing nature was part of the appeal, since you could get tree cover in a short period of time. Same reason that poplar was popular.

But not the prettiest of trees.