State Tree - Sugar Maple

The Sugar Maple tree (Acer saccharum) was adopted as West Viriginia's state tree in 1949.

This tree can reach heights of 80 feet, and its leaves turn red and gold in the fall, creating a sea of color, something the east coast is famous for.

Sugar Maple trees are important in the production of maple syrup. In fact, it and the Black Maple are the 2 most used sap sources in the production of maple syrup.

The wood of the Sugar Maple is also the hardest of the maple woods. It is often used in making furniture, bowling alley lanes and pins, basketball court floors and baseball bats.