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       Norwegian Maple Leaves on New Canadian Bills
       By: Kerry Date: February 18, 2013, 8:46 am
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       First it was the new bills not working in some vending machines.
       Now someone seems to have picked the wrong picture to put on
       the new $20 bills which are adorned with  leaves from a
       Norwegian maple  instead of a Canadian one.   Bureaucracy at its
       best.
       "It's our national symbol -- it's stunning that we continuously
       get it wrong," University of Ottawa professor Julian Starr told
       broadcaster CTV.
       The Norway maple leaf, Starr and others pointed out, has five
       main lobes and the tips are stringy while Canada's sugar maple
       leaf has just three lobes and the tips are not stringy.
       Norway maple trees were introduced to North America in the
       1800s but are considered invasive and have been banned in at
       least two US states. Canada has 10 native maple species.
       The Bank of Canada dismissed criticisms, saying the leaf is not
       Norwegian but rather a "stylized Canadian maple leaf" and does
       not represent any specific species of tree.
       For more information see:
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