Helicopter Seed

Helicopter Seed

‘Helicopter’ maple seeds wreaking havoc on area yards from www.argusleader.com

Web what is a maple seed?

These seeds occur in distinctive pairs each. Red maple (acer rubrum) 3. They begin rotating almost from the moment they are released from the tree.

Web types of trees with helicopter seeds 1.

It’s a beautiful spring day. The distinctive fruits are called samaras, “maple keys”, “helicopters”, “whirlybirds” or “polynoses”. Web maple seeds are superb autorotating helicopters. They begin rotating almost from the moment they are released from the tree.