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MOCK PLANE. SYCAMORE MAPLE. Europe and the Orient. In England, children suck the wings of the growing keys for the sake of obtaining the sweet exudation that is upon them<ref>Loudon, J. C. ''Arb. Frut. Brit.'' I:418. 1854.</ref>. In the western Highlands and some parts of the Continent, the sap is fermented into wine, the trees being first tapped when just coming into leaf<ref>Johnson, C. P. ''Useful Pls. Gt. Brit.'' 63. 1862.</ref>. From the sap, sugar may be made but not in remunerative quantities<ref>Johns, C. A. ''Treas. Bot.'' I:8. 1870.</ref> | {{Citation box | ||
|text=MOCK PLANE. SYCAMORE MAPLE. Europe and the Orient. In England, children suck the wings of the growing keys for the sake of obtaining the sweet exudation that is upon them<ref>Loudon, J. C. ''Arb. Frut. Brit.'' I:418. 1854.</ref>. In the western Highlands and some parts of the Continent, the sap is fermented into wine, the trees being first tapped when just coming into leaf<ref>Johnson, C. P. ''Useful Pls. Gt. Brit.'' 63. 1862.</ref>. From the sap, sugar may be made but not in remunerative quantities<ref>Johns, C. A. ''Treas. Bot.'' I:8. 1870.</ref>. | |||
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|author = [[Acer (Sturtevant, 1919)#Acer pseudo-platanus|Sturtevant, ''Notes on edible plants'', 1919]]. | |||
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== Uses == | == Uses == | ||
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Acer pseudoplatanus
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MOCK PLANE. SYCAMORE MAPLE. Europe and the Orient. In England, children suck the wings of the growing keys for the sake of obtaining the sweet exudation that is upon them[1]. In the western Highlands and some parts of the Continent, the sap is fermented into wine, the trees being first tapped when just coming into leaf[2]. From the sap, sugar may be made but not in remunerative quantities[3].