Sugar maple

Source of food for some, shelter for others, the sugar maple is a tree full of nobility that thrives in the richest ecosystems of southern Quebec. It is the most common maple in the East and abounds in abundance in our forests. Humans in the north have forged a particularly strong bond with this forest inhabitant who, every spring, shows us his immense generosity by allowing us to sweet our taste buds. The maple grove is a reassuring forest, almost familiar, as if we had the same sap running through our veins.

The sugar maple is the tree par excellence to describe our Laurentian forests. It is a patient tree that will wait for its turn to take its place and, on the threshold of its blossoming, it will then allow us to admire its candor. It can reach impressive dimensions with a height of 35 meters and a diameter exceeding one meter. Its buds, in the shape of an amber-colored trident, pierce the air in search of light. Its thick, greyish and cracked bark gives it a certain wisdom and its leaves are recognized around the world as a symbol of comfort and hardiness.

This tree represents generosity and candor.