Help with a name

[Seahorse]

Do you have another name for maple seeds?They are those helicopter type leaves that fall off trees and spin to the ground.

[beadsbydesign]

I think the term for them is "Key". Certainley the ones that came from a sycamore were called keys.

[goldy1]

Do you mean sycamore.

[Seahorse]

OOOOH, sycamore makes more sense.
Why have I been calling them maple!!

has a quick google.....

YES sycamore seed,Im such a der brain.

Any nicknames?

[goldy1]

They are the Sycamore maple. We always call them Helicopters.

[swirlyarts]

Twirly twirlers is what we call them!

[candles by lisa]

Choppers (as in helicopters).

Cheers.

Lisa

:D

[indri]

Ash trees I always knew as having "ash keys" - I think because there are quite a few seed pods in a bunch (?)

Sycamore were helicopters.