Vrbno pod Pradědem - milk maple

The milk maple species (Acer platanoides L) is widespread throughout Europe. It belongs to the soap family (or simply maple - according to different qualifications). Maples are described in the number of about 125 species, so it is really a large group of deciduous trees.
The epithet milkweed indicates the fact that when the petiole of a leaf is torn off, a white liquid flows from the wound. Common maple sap can be sweet, one type of…