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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Acer saccharinum L.
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Silver Maple
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Sapindaceae
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8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Upright and spreading- oval to rounded crown, pendulous branchlets with upturned
tips.
ADAPTABILITY:
Does best in moist soils, slightly acid. Very fast grower. Adapts to dry sites.
FUNCTIONS:
Shade tree, one of the best trees for poor sites, but still not a tree to use
in the landscape because of problems.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Anthracnose is a major disease. Tree is weak wooded and shallow rooted, tendency
to fall over in storms, crushing houses, cars and humans.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States and Canada Arkansas native plant
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Best as a parent in Acer x freemanii selections. See list in Dirr.
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