Their fall foliage ranges from yellow to orange to red.

maple tree with fall seeds Regardless of what you call them, everyone knows the signature twisting, swirling, winged seeds that fall from maple trees every year. These helicopter seeds consist of two conjoined wings, each surrounding a seed. Each winged section is technically known as a samara, which blow away from their trees as they attempt to find, purchase and grow into a maple tree one day themselves.

The two-sided maple samaras contain two facing nutlets attached to flat wings of papery tissue. Each nutlet holds one maple seed. The seeds appear on trees about a month after spring flowering, and mature at different rates. The whirlybird shape causes mature samara to spin as they fall, propelling seeds considerable distances on the wind.

Apr 11, Northwood red maple (zones ): A mid-size maple with early fall color Marmo maple (zones ): A maroon maple that can thrive in many soil types, including heavy clay Sun Valley maple (zones ): A shady maple with a fiery red fall canopy Brandywine red maple (zones ): A fast-growing maple with red-to-purple fall color Jamestown red maple (zones ): A towering maple that can reach up to 70 feet.

Are autumn blaze maple trees seedless? Feb 17, The helicopters, also called whirligigs, but technically known as samaras, are the outer covering that must be removed when eating seeds from maple trees.

The seed pods under the covering are edible. After peeling the outer covering of the samara, you’ll find a pod containing the seeds. When they’re young and green, in spring, they’re said to be most tasty. Some info calls them a spring Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. May 25, Maple tree seeds: you may call them helicopters or pinwheels, and chances are your lawn, car, or driveway is covered with them. WBBM Newsradio’s Nancy Harty spoke with a.