and leaves have a glossy green upper surface with a silvery underside. The glabrous twigs are often brownish with new growth being red, and are covered in white dots called lenticels. Like all maples, ...

Canada is marking the 60th anniversary of the national flag, adopted in 1965 with its iconic red Maple Leaf under Prime ...

(Library and Archives Canada) This year is a particularly important milestone — it's been 60 years since the maple leaf replaced the Red Ensign. That old flag was dropped after a contentious debate.