Silver Maple (Exploring Boston's Urban Forest)

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Summary ⁷

Distinguishing Features: Leaves are deeply five lobed and underside of leaves is whitened.

Shape: 40 to 60 feet tall
Branching: Opposite
Leaf: Lobed leaves, 2 to 10 inches, 5 lobes
Flower: Small, somewhat showy dull reddish orange in early Spring. Male and female flowers on separate branches of tree.
Bark: Grayish bark that tends to flake leaving brown spots
Fruit or Seed: Samaras, 1.3-2.3 inches long, maturing in June.

Source URL:
http://phillytreemap.org/
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/

Alternative names ⁸

Soft maple, silverleaf maple, white maple, river maple, swamp maple, water maple

Fuentes y créditos

(c) Tim Howard, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), subido por Tim Howard
(c) Rob Curtis, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), subido por Rob Curtis
(c) Jason Sturner, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Acer_saccharinum_samaras_Churchill_Woods_Glen_Ellyn_Illinois.jpg
(c) Dave Spier, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_spier/2385509277/
(c) TreesOfTheWorld.net, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/15907391@N00/296400013
(c) Charlie Hohn, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), subido por Charlie Hohn
Adaptado por earthwatchtrees del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_saccharinum
(c) USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center & the Biota of North America Program, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/1376502

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