Silver Maple

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

A native maple valued for its bold form, outstanding fall colour, and strong wildlife value.

  • Fast-growing, tall, with a rounded, open, spreading crown
  • Small reddish flowers appear in clusters before the foliage
  • Deeply lobed light green leaves have silvery undersides
  • Foliage turns yellow in the fall
  • A large tree at maturity, good for wet areas
  • Commonly used for specimen, naturalizing
  • Grows best in full sun
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Moist, Wet, Average
Hardiness Zone
3 – 3
Mature Height (meters)
18.0 – 20.0
Mature Spread (meters)
15.0 – 18.0
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Colour
Yellow
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Ontario Native
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Landscape Uses
Accent, Mass planting
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Silver maple can tolerate moist to wet, sometimes mucky, often poorly drained soils. A good selection when planting on floodplains, along the edges of streams and rivers and in low woods.

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