Station 34
Botanical Name: Acer saccharinum
Common Name: Silver Maple
Major Deciduous Tree
Native Origin: Eastern North America
Height: 60’-80’ May Reach 100’+
Spread: 40’-50’
Form: Oval to Rounded
Flowers: Greenish Yellow to Red
Fruit: Samara
Bark: Gray Developing Long Scaly Ridges With Age
Comments: Frequently seen in city environments as street trees, they can be a problem. Silver maples are weak wooded and branches can fall during storms and strong winds. Silver maple gets its name from the silvery underside of its leaf. The deeply lobed and sharply toothed leaf is probably the element that makes identification of the silver maple from other maple leaves quite easy. The tree can withstand moist soil conditions and can be found along stream banks and wetlands.