Seattle's leafy sentinels



Bigleaf maple (acer macrophyllum)

During a walk around the Madrona neighborhood in Seattle today, while Casey was busy sniff-checking the route, we couldn’t help but notice the omnipresent maples lining each boulevard.


After a quick Google check, we learned that the Bigleaf Maple is not only the most impressive of these giant leafy sentinels in town, pushing 100 feet in height, but also the most planted tree in Seattle, many beginning as saplings as long ago as the 1920s.





But our favorite Acer macrophyllum of all - right outside Marsha’s front door, and still hanging in there. 

Hi Marsh.