Red maple in bloom

Published 7:22 am Monday, March 29, 2021

By Staff Reports

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Bob Glennon photo, courtesy USFWS
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Flowers of red maple (Acer rubrum) are in bloom on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge now. The flowers will mature into the winged seeds that fly through the air like little helicopters late in the spring. Bees are working the flowers now; birds and small mammals will eat the mature seeds.

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Bob Glennon photo, courtesy USFWS

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