Silver Maple Tree

Silver Maple Tree (Acer saccharinum) 

Silver Maple Tree: Acer saccharinum, or the silver maple tree, is a deciduous, American native tree found in almost every state.

Gardeners and landscapers covet this tree for its lovely shape, generous foliage, and sugary-sweet sap or maple syrup. It grows well in full sunshine or partially sunny conditions.

The silver maple tree is drought-tolerant, heat-tolerant, pest-resistant, cold-tolerant, compaction-tolerant, and disease-resistant. It also seems to grow well in wet clay soil, which can smother less hardy trees.

Acer saccharinum, a Tree of Many Names

You might find several common names as you search for information about the silver maple tree. Each nickname refers to the same species--Acer saccharinum.

• River Maple
• Silverleaf Maple
• Swamp Maple
• Water Maple
• White Maple
• Hard Maple
• Leucoderme
• Northern Sugar Maple
• Sugar Maple

The Silver Maple Tree Is a Good-natured Species

The silver maple tree loves moist but well-drained soil. In nature, it grows near swamps, riverbeds, and flood plains. However, it can also tolerate short drought spells, returning to good health after a refreshing rain shower.

As a forest native, the silver maple tree also loves plentiful woody organic materials. Amend the soil with mulch, peat moss, or other nitrogen-rich compost or fertilizer when you plant it and twice yearly.

Besides these two factors, your silver maple tree will demand little from you once it establishes its root system.

The silver maple tree is a fast grower, achieving up to six feet of growth annually. It reaches a height of eighty to a hundred feet when mature, and the large, lovely canopy can be up to sixty feet across. The crown is pleasantly round.

The silver maple tree takes its name from the five-lobed leaves. The tops of the leaves are a vivid, medium-green hue. However, the underside of each leaf--and the stems--are a silvery white tone. As the breeze lifts the leaves, the tree has a silver cast from afar.

The silver maple tree's bark is a rich dark brown bark that self-exfoliates as it matures to ensure a healthy, long life.

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