Scientific Name: Acer saccharinum
Common Name: silver maple
Native Range: Eastern North America
Zone: 3 to 9
Plant type & Form: Tree, rounded open spreading crown
Height: 50.00 to 80.00 feet
Spread: 35.00 to 70.00 feet
Bloom Time: March
Bloom Description: Greenish-yellow
Flower: Polygamous greenish yellow flowers bloom in clusters
Fruit: paired samaras (to 2” long) that mature in late spring
Leaf: Deeply 5-lobed light green leaves (to 6” across) have silvery undersides
Bark: gray to brownish gray; mature tree trunks and limbs develop a shaggy appearance as the bark develops long thin flaky scales that exfoliate at the ends
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Soil type & pH: Prefers moist soils, but shows somewhat surprising tolerance for poor dry soils.
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Street Tree, Rain Garden
Tolerates: Drought, Wet Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution
Identification notes: Look for maple tree with deep lobes and silvery underside. Opposite buds.
