Silver Maple

Basisdaten

silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaf
silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaf
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaf
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaf underside
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaves in summer
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaves
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) leaves are reddish in autumn
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) reddish flowers of
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) flowers
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) fruit wing nut
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) terminal bud in winter
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) branch with axial buds
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) slightly furrowed trunk
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) tree in summer
  • silver maple (Acer platanoides) tree in winter
description: 

The Silver maple is a fast growing large tree. It is often multi-stemmed. At the age this maple is susceptible to wind damage.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Acer saccharinum
family: 
Soapberry family (Sapindaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
15 - 20 m (49 - 66 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves of Silver maple are palmate lobed with 5 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: 
February - March
blossom color: 
green, red
blossom description: 

The male flower is greenish and like panicles. The female flower is red.

fruit: 

The fruit is a samara with two winged nutlets. The samara are 3 – 5 cm (1.2 - 2 in) long and arranged at an acute angle.

branches: 

The bark of the branches is light brown. The branches hang over.

bark: 
The bark is gray-brown and longitudinally fissured.
root: 
Shallow-rooting plant with long main roots
location: 
Sun
soil: 
sandy to loamy
ph value: 
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage: 

single tree or planting in groups

Typical diseases for Silver Maple

Typical fungi for Silver Maple