In Mike's garden
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Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Bed E2 In Mike's garden
A very large, fast-growing maple with deeply lobed leaves silvery underneath. Fast but weak-wooded and prone to storm breakage; surface roots common.
This planting · Bed E2
In this garden
| Bloom timing | Inconspicuous — grown for shade. |
| Sun | Part sun |
| Soil | sandy loam, fast percolation |
| Water source | Culinary |
| Hardiness here | Zone 7 |
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Plants
About silver maple
General information about the species — not specific to this planting.
At a glance
Sun
full sun (6+ hrs)
Water
moderate
Mature size
50-80 ft × 35-50 ft
Bloom
Inconspicuous — grown for shade.
Pruning
Prune in late winter; thin co-dominant leaders and weak unions early to reduce storm breakage; remove dead/crossing wood.