Greenhouse Plug- Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

25 metres (80 feet)
80 years

Appearance: Light green (lighter below), deeply cut leaves; spreading, open grown form. Smooth, young bark; gray-brown, shaggy, mature bark.

Site and soils: Best on deep, fertile, moist loams (withstands seasonally wet soils). Needs full sunlight.

Rural plantings: Reforestation, plantations for pulp and timber. Grows fast.

Urban settings: Aggressive roots and brittle branches make it unsuitable to inner city areas. Pale yellow autumn colour.

Native to: Central and southern Ontario