Why use maple leaf when not every province has that tree?

The eleven points on the maple leaf of Canada's flag don't represent the number of Canadian provinces and territories. ... read more

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The one chosen is a generic maple leaf representing the ten species of maple tree native to Canada—at least one of these species grows natively in every province. The maple leaf is currently used on the Canadian flag, logos of various Canadian-based companies (including Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies and small businesses with only local operations) and the logos of Canadian sports teams. read more

My goat ate every single leaf off an apple tree in June 2013. For the rest of 2013, the tree did nothing and didn't change at all. In spring of 2014, it grew new leaves like normal. read more