Basisdaten
description:
The dissected silver maple is often multi-stemmed and well suited by its slender growth for gardens.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Acer saccharinum 'Wieri'
family:
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Incised Silver maple are palmate lobed with 5 very deeply incised lobes. The leaves are 8 - 16 cm (3.2 - 6.3 in) long and 6 - 12 cm (2.4 - 4.7 in) broad. The leaf surface is light green, the underside is white. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
lobed
leaf margin:
serrated
fall foliage:
many colors
flowering:
March
blossom color:
greenish
blossom description:
The male flower is greenish and like panicles. The female flower is red.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The wings are often reddish and arranged at an acute angle.
branches:
The branches are light brown and thin. The branches hang down.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown and finely fissured lengthwise.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant, far reaching roots
location:
Sun
soil:
slight / normal and moist soils
ph value:
slightly acid to slightly alkaline
usage:
single tree or planting in groups
Mapels additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
