This is my first year and want to make sure these are all maple trees

[nick271717]

Some of these trees I'm unsure about because i have decided that i want to tap maple trees late this fall after all the leaves are gone. I'm pretty sure about some but some i am not so sure about i hope by posting these pictures of the bark and the tree branches that you guys could help me confirm some of these trees. I know about the opposite branching and the bark but some i'm still not sure about. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!20170101_141917.jpg20170101_141908.jpg20170101_135355.jpg20170101_142754.jpg20170101_142812.jpg

[psparr]

Can't see great of the shot of the canopy. But the others sure look like maples. When you drill a hole, you should see some nice white wood.
If their not maples there's no harm, no foul.

[BAP]

Can't see great of the shot of the canopy. But the others sure look like maples. When you drill a hole, you should see some nice white wood.
If their not maples there's no harm, no foul.

2nd that. If you put your location in your profile there might be a member close to you who would be willing to pay you a visit to help identify your trees.

[dblact38]

Theres also a great book for identifying trees called "BARK" It shows pictures of trees from young to old mostly all pictures goodluck

[Daveg]

The picture showing a multi-trunked tree reminds me of silver maple. All the rest look like maples, as well.

[JoeJ]

Bark pictures look like red maple. Look up at the buds. If you can see the big red buds, they are definitely red maples. When I used to tap trees around my house, I had some red maples that would easily fill a bucket on a days run, and a few other reds that would put out one cup of sap all season. After 2 seasons, stop taping the trees that don't donate. Under vacuum, they produce fine. My lease woods is 48% red maples and those woods produced 28 gallons of sap per tap in 2016. The woods at my sugar house is 15% red maple and the surprising thing is that the sugar content of the sap from both woods in very similar on a daily basis.

[Rangdale]

Look at the twigs. Maple twigs have the little branches directly across from each other where as oaks and others are staggered. The only other tree (I believe) that has the branches directly across from one another is the Ash and it's very easy to tell them apart. With that being said, it's not always easy to see the twigs when they are way up high.

[buckeye gold]

They all look good to me

[ScottyWelden]

Be sure to avoid for the (likely) poison ivy vine on #3!

[rhwells2003]

They look good to me, I'd tap them!