The leaves are pinnate and is composed of three single leaves. The individual leaves are irregularly sinuate, ovate and pointed. The petiole is long and reddish, leaf margin coarsely toothed and the leaf arrangement is alternate.

Most of these leaves have five lobes, though sometimes you might come across just three-lobed ones. Each lobe ends in a long, blunt point and the edges have a few wavy, irregular teeth. The middle lobe is almost square-shaped and stands out because it’s separated from the side lobes by big, rounded gaps.

When identifying different maple leaves in the North American continent, you will see that most of them are single-bladed leaves with multiple lobes. You will also note that the lobed Maple leaves have a palmate shape. It means they seem like a hand with their fingers spread apart, wherein the lobes look like fingers.