What kind of Maple

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I'm working on my 5 pen with a blank that I cut and dried from a tree in our yard. This time it Maple I just don't know what kind of Maple it may be. I have a picture of the leaf and the tree during the fall. Evelyn calls this "an old fashions tree" Once I get the blank turned I need to decide if I should leave it natural or to dye it some color that would be a way to tell it came from that tree. I'm hoping someone here will be able to tell me what kind maple tree this may be. Thank for the help.
 

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It does have the kind of seed shown in the Black Maple photo. I dried, cut and tubed the blank for a euro but I under turned the top blank I forgot to use the largest bushing for the center band end. I have another piece ready to day but I think I'll let it dry out for a while. I think I'll leave the finished pen natural. It should look nice that way.
 

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It is clearly a red maple (acer rubrum). The ones with burgundy leaves during the growing season are Crimson King Maples. A cultivar of Norway maples. The Pix tell the story. No maple has the brilliant fall red color like a red.
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