Maple Leaf tree - Quien a buen arbol se arrima...

He who gets close to a good tree, will have a good shade.
- Spanish proverb

Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf Maple or Oregon Maple) is a large deciduous tree in the genus Acer. It grows to be up to 35 m tall, but more commonly 15 m to 20 m tall. It is native to western North America, mostly near the Pacific coast, from southernmost Alaska south to southern California. Some stands are also found inland in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California, and a tiny population occurs in central Idaho.

Cultivation and uses
Maple syrup has been made from the sap of Bigleaf Maple trees. While the sugar concentration is about the same as in Acer saccharum (sugar maple), the flavor is somewhat different. Lakwungen First Nations people of Vancouver Island call it the Paddle Tree and used it to make paddles and spindle wheels.

Der Oregon-Ahorn (Acer macrophyllum), auch Großblättriger Ahorn genannt, ist eine Laubbaum-Art aus der Gattung der Ahorne (Acer). Die Heimat dieses Baumes liegt im westlichen Nordamerika.