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The Silver Maple tree, Acer Saccharinum, is a medium to large fast growing tree.
The Silver
Maple is ideal for most sites even wet or bottomland sites
where a large tree is needed. The Silver Maple can easily recover from extended periods of flooding. It is one of the best trees for poor soil and
also transplants very easily.
The wood of this maple tree is soft and can be damaged by severe winds or ice storms. The Silver Maple is often used in residential areas for shade because of its thick foliage, fast growth
and large size.
The form of the silver
maple is multi stemmed unless trimmed with a single
trunk in mind. See photos at left for examples.
This deciduous maple tree provides very dense shade. The Silver Maple's Fall Color is more yellow with
some orange. Fall color is classed as low to medium.
The Silver Maple photo at top of page is exceptional
as most are more yellow. Keep this in mind when
choosing your tree.
Remember do
not plant a silver maple close to your house as in
10 to 15 years you will suffer the expense and cost
of removing the tree as it will just keep growing
and growing until it damages your house.
If you have
room to allow this tree to expand to its full glory
and do not need or desire extreme fall color then
chose the silver maple.
The silver maple is
not a tree normally used for Bonsai. There are
always exceptions but when you search Google under
silver maple bonsai and find nothing there must be a
reason.
Main reason
to plant: Very fast growth and large tree size.
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