Silver Maple Tree (Acer saccharinum)

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Alternate Common Name: Creek maple; river maple; silver leaf maple; soft water maple; white maple
Average Height: The silver maple tree is fast growing, typically reaching 50-80 ft. in height.
Average Width: Average mature width of a silver leaf maple tree is about 30-50 ft.
Leaf Description: Palmate leaves with deep angled notches between the five lobes. When sunlight reflects on the leaves, they can appear silver.
Bark Description: The silver maple tre's bark is gray and shaggy when mature.
Twig Description: Glabrous with a little bit of an unpleasant odor when crushed.
Flowering: Small panicles, produced before leaves bloom in very early spring.
Needle or Broadleaf: Broadleafed
Comments: The silver maple tree (or silver leaf maple tree) is highly adaptable and is fast growing. The silver maple is one of the most common trees in the United States.

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