Difference 1: branches

The bark of red maple branches is rough, hard and reddish brown; The bark of Acer henryi branches is delicate, flexible and green. This is also the most obvious difference between them. You can directly judge its name from the branches

Difference 2: leaf morphology

Red maple leaves are composed of 5 to 9 pieces, and the cracking between each piece is relatively deep, and some can even reach total cracking; Although the leaves of Acer henryi are also composed of 5 to 9, the most common is 7. The cracking depth between each part of it is relatively small, and the largest cracking part is 1 / 3 of the leaves. Moreover, although this is also a difference between them, it is difficult to distinguish them without careful observation

Difference 3: leaf color

The leaves of red maple are red from spring to autumn, and will wither in winter; The leaves of Acer henryi, another plant, are green in spring. In summer, like spring, they turn red in autumn and wither in winter

Difference 4: flowering and fruiting

The flowering period of red maple is from April to May and the fruiting period is October; The flowering period of Acer henryi, another plant I have always mentioned above, is May and the fruiting period is September

In fact, there is one difference, but it is not obvious. The overall tree type of Acer henryi is more loose than that of red maple, but this difference has little significance