Canada Day Bright Canadian Maple Leaf Red White Magnet

A big red maple leaf sits in a white circle with red rim and bright exterior red. The maple leaf is a symbol of Canada. Red and white are the colours of the Canadian flag. This design is great for Canada Day July 1, or any day at all, as kitchen fridge decor or anywhere a magnet will stick. The maple leaf has been a symbol of Canada since the mid-1800s, when it was appropriated by French and English settlers. The French used a green maple leaf and the English used a gold one. Over a century later it became a stylized red maple leaf on a white field, with red borders, on the Canadian flag. There are ten maple tree species native to Canada including the silver maple, sugar maple, Manitoba maple and red maple, which is the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. It's the sugar maple that produces the exquisite sweet syrup for your waffles and pancakes; the sugar maple has the most striking leaf colours in the fall. Maple leaves change colour in autumn because as the weather gets chill the tree prepares for winter and stops producing chlorophyll, which creates the green pigment. Leaves assume brilliant hues of yellow, orange, red and burgundy. The colour change is dramatic and short-lived, lasting only a couple of weeks. The leaves fall from the branches and scatter over the ground. You can rake up leaf piles and jump in them! Helps to have a kid along, to blame your sudden frivolity on. This design is a super souvenir of Canada for visitors to our beautiful country or travelers abroad. Big bright red Canada maple leaf design by M Sylvia Chaume, Canada. Happy blessings!