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It's autumn, so it's only natural that the mystery be a leaf. My wife's sister found this in her yard in Westchester and wondered what it is.
I thought: Let the Monday Morning Mystery masters take a shot. It is a large leaf.
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I love it. Thanks, guys!
I was afraid the leaf was too far gone for an ID. -
Tom, You are funny!!
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In fact, it’s more than a sick-amore, it’s a dead-amore!
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Sycamore (the big one)
Norway Maple (the yellow one)
All the others are Red Maple
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Jim Wright
I love it. Thanks, guys!
I was afraid the leaf was too far gone for an ID.
Deedee Burnside
Tom, You are funny!!
Tom Burr
In fact, it’s more than a sick-amore, it’s a dead-amore!
Deedee Burnside
Sycamore (the big one)
Norway Maple (the yellow one)
All the others are Red Maple