Scientific Name:	Acer saccharinum
Pronunciation:	AY-sur sack-ur-EYE-num
Common Name:	silver maple
Family Name:	Sapindaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves to 15 cm long with 5 lobes, lower surface silvery.
Course(s):	AARB 1012, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading, Twiggy, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 10 - 15m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Canada - eastern, U.S. - northeast Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Fall interest, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Lobed, Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous, Pubescent Colour in Fall: Yellow, Orange, Red Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Margins: Dentate, Pinnately lobed, Serrate Additional Info: Spectacular fall colour, deeply lobed, silver-white below

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Umbel Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Not showy, Green-yellow Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar Additional Info: Less commonly monoecious

Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: May, Jun Additional Info: Showy

Bark Morphology: Deeply fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid Leaf Scar Shape: Crescent shaped Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings, Grafting
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low
Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Galls, Heart rot, Mites, Root rot, Scale insects, Wilt, ( Drought resistant )

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available Location Map

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