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I spent this mornig exploring in southwestern Vermont, but some of the best color of the day turned out to be right next door on my neighbor's property. Spofford, New Hampshire
We tapped our maple trees for the first time this year. I always thought you needed to have sugar maples but that's not the case.
Acer opalus subsp. obtusatum
Italian maple
Acer opalus
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Acer opalus (Italian Maple) is a species of maple native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe, from Italy to Spain and north to southern Germany, and also in northwest Africa in Morocco and Algeria.[1][2]
It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The leaves are glossy green, 7-13 cm long and 5-16 cm across, palmately lobed with blunt teeth. They turn yellow in autumn. The bark is grey and pink. It peels in square plates. It has small yellow flowers that open before the leaves appear. The fruit is a pair of winged samaras, each seed 1 cm diameter with a 1.5-2.5 cm wing.[2]
Trees with shallowly lobed leaves are sometimes separated as a distinct subspecies Acer opalus subsp. obtusatum, but the characters are not constant and the species is treated as monotypic by the Flora Europaea.[1][2]
Closeup, blurry because the wind is mean.
It took a lot of the leaves off, too, so I couldn't get more pictures. Bah.
This incredible tree, which isn't native to Europe, actually makes passers-by stop and gawk - especially on a sunny November day like today.
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[ 台北‧奧萬大賞楓之旅 BUCHATER GARDEN in Yangmingshan National Park, Taipei ]
Canon EOS 30D + Tamron SP 35-105mm f/2.8 ( for Nikon Mount )
April 22, 2007
by Yueh-Hua
Originally known as Northampton Park, Ascot Park was built in 1923 on 68 acres of farmland near Cuyahoga Falls, OH along what is present-day State Route 8. It took its current name in 1938.
As a 3/4 mile oval, Ascot Park billed itself as the "Biggest Little Racetrack in America," and was home to an annual two-mile race known as the Ascot Gold Cup, first run in 1941. For a while, the Gold Cup ranked as the oldest continuously run stakes race in Ohio. The 1951 winner, Chiffon, won the race while pregnant. The 1967 winner, Loyal Son, was buried near the 4 1/2 furlong chute at the track (whether he is still there is unknown).
Ascot Park is also known for being the track at which Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Maple won his first race (on Swami in 1966). Over his career, Eddie rode such famous horses as Alydar, Conquistador Cielo, Cox's Ridge, Creme Fraiche, Devil's Bag, Foolish Pleasure, Forty Niner, Riva Ridge, Slew o' Gold, Swale, and Temperence Hill. He also rode Secretariat in his final race, when Secretariat's regular jockey (Ron Turcotte) was serving out a suspension.
Horace Adams bought Ascot Park in 1954, pledging to make it the "Little Saratoga of the West." But the cold weather spring meets hurt the open-air track. The record attendance for the track was 12,525, achieved on opening day in 1955.
Ascot Park was sold to Edward Debartolo (who controlled Thistledown, Randall Park, and Cranwood Park) in 1968. Racing at the location was officially over. Over time, the site disintegrated to the point of becoming a fire hazard. Northampton firefighters burned it to the ground in 1976 as part of a training exercise. Today, the track property is part of a 200-acre industrial park which technically falls within the city limits of Akron, OH.
The information above comes from a great 2009 Akron Beacon Journal article on the track, written by Mark J. Price (www.ohio.com/news/ascot-park-1.154828). The article contains links to 3 photos of the track.
Some additional old photos of the track: bit.ly/IGgUJb
Postcard of the track: bit.ly/IGgz9j
Mapquest satellite view of the former track property: mapq.st/IAYJae
The evaporator must be constantly monitored. The fire must be kept fully stoked.
Most important, the gauge which shows the temperature of the sap/syrup being boiled must be carefully watched. It is the temperature at which the syrup is removed from the evaporator which determines whether the product will be syrup, maple butter, maple cream, candy, etc. The temperature range for each product is very small.
As the syrup is drained from the evaporator, it is carefully filtered.
(Picture 7 of 11.)