Spring is also the season to admire maple reds — the vibrant spring sprouts of the Wan-da Maple Forest are at their most beautiful

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Department
 

Can you admire maple reds in spring? In early spring, as all things sprout anew, apart from the autumn foliage, the Aowanda Forest Recreation Area now also offers the bright red of spring sprouts — one of the two most beautiful seasons of the year for both maples and sweet gums. Missed the crowded autumn maples? Don’t miss out on the spring maple scenery and take in this peaceful, idyllic moment of spring.

Those who often go hiking know that there are two times of the year when sweet gums are at their most beautiful — apart from the red foliage before leaf-fall, there’s also the bright red of spring sprouts. In the early days, Aowanda was famous for having large pure stands of sweet gum trees, such as Maple Lake, Maple Forest, and Maple Pit. Apart from their fruit being used medicinally, the uniquely fragrant resin can be used as an ingredient in chewing gum. The shiitake mushrooms cultivated on sweet gum logs are of excellent quality and are highly renowned as premium log-grown shiitake materials. Among them, the shiitake produced from sweet gum logs have exceptional taste and flavor — every year before Lunar New Year or Dragon Boat Festival, discerning friends rush to place orders for them.