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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Silver Maple
| image = Silber-Ahorn_(Acer_saccharinum).jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Sapindaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Maple|Acer]]''
| species = '''''A. saccharinum'''''
| binomial = ''Acer saccharinum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

The '''Silver Maple''' (''Acer saccharinum'') is a species of [[maple]] native to the eastern [[United States]] and adjacent parts of southeast [[Canada]]. It is a relatively fast-growing tree, commonly reaching a height of 20-30 m, exceptionally 35 m. It is often found along waterways and in wetlands, leading to the colloquial name "Water Maple". It is one of the most common trees in the [[United States]]. The Silver Maple is a highly adaptable tree, although it has higher sunlight requirements than other maples.

[[Image:Silver-maple-leaves.jpg|thumb|left|leaves]]
The [[leaf|leaves]] are [[leaf shape|palmate]], 8-16 cm long and 6-12 cm broad, with deep angular notches between the five lobes. The 5-12 cm long, slender stalks of the leaves mean that even a light breeze can produce a striking effect as the silver undersides of the leaves are exposed.

The [[flower]]s are in small [[panicle]]s, produced before the leaves in early spring, with the [[seed]]s maturing in early summer. The seeds are winged, in pairs, small (5-10 mm diameter), the wing about 3-5 cm long. Although the wings provide for some transport by air, the seeds are heavy and are also transported by water.

On mature trunks, the bark is gray and shaggy. On branches and young trunks, the bark is smooth and silvery gray.

In many parts of the eastern U.S., the large buds of the Silver maple are one of the primary food sources for [[squirrels]] during the spring, after many acorns and nuts have sprouted and the squirrels' food is scarce. The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for wildlife.

==Cultivation==
[[Image:Silver-maple-bark.jpg|thumb|left|Silver Maple bark]]
The Silver Maple has brittle wood, and is commonly damaged in storms. The roots are shallow and fibrous and easily invade septic fields and old drain pipes. It is a vigorous resprouter, and if not pruned, it will often grow with multiple trunks. It is, nonetheless, widely used as an [[ornamental plant|ornamental tree]] because of its rapid growth and ease of propagation and transplanting. It is highly tolerant of urban conditions, which is why it is frequently planted next to streets. Although it naturally is found near water, it can grow on drier ground if planted there.

It is also commonly cultivated outside its native range, showing tolerance of a wide range of climates, growing successfully as far north as central [[Norway]] and south to [[Orlando, Florida]]. It can thrive in a [[Mediterranean climate]], as at [[Jerusalem]] and [[Los Angeles]], if summer water is provided. It is also grown in temperate parts of the [[Southern Hemisphere]], as in [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]].

Silver Maple is closely related to [[Red Maple]], and can hybridise with it, the [[hybrid]] being known as the Freeman Maple (''Acer x freemanii''). The Freeman Maple is a popular ornamental tree in [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s, combining the fast growth of Silver Maple with the less brittle wood and less invasive roots of Red Maple.

==References==
*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2 USDA Plants Profile: ''Acer saccharinum'']
*[http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acesac/acesac1.html UConn Plant Database: Silver Maple]
*[http://wildwnc.org/trees/Acer_saccharinum.html Trees of Western North Carolina: Silver Maple]
*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/acsa2.htm ''Acer saccharinum'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]

{{Commonscat|Acer saccharinum}}

[[Category:Sapindaceae|Maple, Silver]]
[[Category:Trees of Southeastern Canada]]
[[Category:Trees of Plains-Midwest U.S.]]
[[Category:Trees of Eastern United States]]

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 |familia=Aceraceae
 |genus=Acer
 |species=saccharinum
 |common_name=River maple, Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple
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 |Max wd metric=ft
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 |lifespan=perennial
 |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |exposure=sun
 |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
-|features=flowers
+|features=deciduous
 |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
 |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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 |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 |max_zone=8
-|image=Upload.png
+|sunset_zones=1-9, 12, 14-24, 28-44
-|image_width=240
+|image=Silber-Ahorn_(Acer_saccharinum).jpg
-}}
+|image_width=200
 }}
-''[[Acer]] saccharinum'' has semi-pendulous branches growing in an open form, which in turn casts a pretty open shade.  On old trees the bark, a gray-silver, peels off in long strips. The light green on top leaves are silvery underneath, have 5 lobes and range from 7-15 cm wide.  Fall color is not impressive, with leaves turning a light yellow.  Roots will badly damage sidewalks (and sewers).
+It is also commonly cultivated outside its native range, showing tolerance of a wide range of climates, growing successfully as far north as central [[Norway]] and south to [[Orlando, Florida]]. It can thrive in a [[Mediterranean climate]], as at [[Jerusalem]] and [[Los Angeles]], if summer water is provided. It is also grown in temperate parts of the [[Southern Hemisphere]]: [[Argentina]], [[Uruguay]], [[Venezuela]], the [[Brazil|southern states of Brazil]], as well as in a few lower temperature locations within the states of [[São Paulo]] and [[Minas Gerais]], (also in Brazil).
-Trees are fast growing.  Narrow crotch angles combined with weak wood mean that branches are prone to break off.  Many consider this the least desirable of the maples.
+The silver maple is closely related to the [[red maple]], and can hybridise with it, the [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] being known as the Freeman maple (''Acer x freemanii''). The Freeman maple is a popular ornamental tree in [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s, combining the fast growth of silver maple with the less brittle wood and less invasive roots of the red maple
 {{Inc|
-Acer saccharinum, Linn. (A. dasycarpum, Ehrh. A. eriocarpum, Michx.). White or Silver Maple. Fig. 96. Large tree, 120 ft.: lvs. deeply 5-lobed to 5-cleft, 4-6 in. long, green above, silvery white beneath; lobes deeply and doubly serrate: fls. greenish yellow, apetalous: fr. pubescent when young. E. N. Amer. S.S. 2:93. G.C. II. 1:37. Em. 556. H.T. 332. F.E.32:443 (habit); 29:983 (habit).—Ornamental tree, with wide-spreading, slender branches, growing best in rich and moist soil, but succeeds almost anywhere. Lvs. turn clear yellow in fall. Many garden forms: Var. Wieri, Schwerin (var. WiJkri lacinialum, Hort.). Branches pendulous: lvs. deeply cleft, with dissected lobes.—A graceful variety, remarkable for its drooping branches and finely divided foliage. M.D.G. 1903:628 (habit). Var. heterophyllum, Pax (var. heterophyllum laciniatum, Hort.). Upright: lvs. deeply and unequally divided, with narrow lobes.
+Acer saccharinum, Linn. (A. dasycarpum, Ehrh. A. eriocarpum, Michx.). White or Silver Maple. Large tree, 120 ft.: lvs. deeply 5-lobed to 5-cleft, 4-6 in. long, green above, silvery white beneath; lobes deeply and doubly serrate: fls. greenish yellow, apetalous: fr. pubescent when young. E. N. Amer.—Ornamental tree, with wide-spreading, slender branches, growing best in rich and moist soil, but succeeds almost anywhere. Lvs. turn clear yellow in fall. Many garden forms: Var. Wieri, Schwerin (var. WiJkri lacinialum, Hort.). Branches pendulous: lvs. deeply cleft, with dissected lobes.—A graceful variety, remarkable for its drooping branches and finely divided foliage. M.D.G. 1903:628 (habit). Var. heterophyllum, Pax (var. heterophyllum laciniatum, Hort.). Upright: lvs. deeply and unequally divided, with narrow lobes.
 }}
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 ==Cultivation==
 {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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 Image:Silver-maple-leaves.jpg| leaves
 Image:Silver-maple-bark.jpg| Silver Maple bark
-Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+File:Silver maple leaf.jpg| photo 3
 </gallery>
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 {{stub}}
-[[Category:Categorize]]
+__NOTOC__

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		+	{{SPlantbox
		+	\|familia=Aceraceae
		+	\|genus=Acer
		+	\|species=saccharinum
		+	\|common_name=River maple, Silver maple, Soft maple, White maple
		+	\|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|habit=tree
		+	\|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Max ht box=100
		+	\|Max ht metric=ft
		+	\|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Max wd box=80
		+	\|Max wd metric=ft
		+	\|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|lifespan=perennial
		+	\|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|exposure=sun
		+	\|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|features=flowers
		+	\|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
		+	\|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|min_zone=4
		+	\|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
		+	\|max_zone=8
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
		+	}}
	__NOTOC__{{Plantbox		__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
	\| name = ''Acer saccharinum''		\| name = ''Acer saccharinum''

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	Trees are fast growing. Narrow crotch angles combined with weak wood mean that branches are prone to break off. Many consider this the least desirable of the maples.		Trees are fast growing. Narrow crotch angles combined with weak wood mean that branches are prone to break off. Many consider this the least desirable of the maples.
		+
		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Acer saccharinum, Linn. (A. dasycarpum, Ehrh. A. eriocarpum, Michx.). White or Silver Maple. Fig. 96. Large tree, 120 ft.: lvs. deeply 5-lobed to 5-cleft, 4-6 in. long, green above, silvery white beneath; lobes deeply and doubly serrate: fls. greenish yellow, apetalous: fr. pubescent when young. E. N. Amer. S.S. 2:93. G.C. II. 1:37. Em. 556. H.T. 332. F.E.32:443 (habit); 29:983 (habit).—Ornamental tree, with wide-spreading, slender branches, growing best in rich and moist soil, but succeeds almost anywhere. Lvs. turn clear yellow in fall. Many garden forms: Var. Wieri, Schwerin (var. WiJkri lacinialum, Hort.). Branches pendulous: lvs. deeply cleft, with dissected lobes.—A graceful variety, remarkable for its drooping branches and finely divided foliage. M.D.G. 1903:628 (habit). Var. heterophyllum, Pax (var. heterophyllum laciniatum, Hort.). Upright: lvs. deeply and unequally divided, with narrow lobes.
		+
		+	Var. tripartitum, Pax. Upright: lvs. 3-parted. Var. lutescens, Spaeth. Lvs. yellow, bronze-colored when unfolding. Var. 41bo-variegatum, Spaeth (var.
		+	Juhlkei, Hort.). Lvs. spotted with white or rosy pink. Var.crispum,
		+	Schwerin. Lvs. deeply (cut and crimped.-Linnaeus evidently supposed this
		+	species to be the sugar maple, and named it accordingly. He did not know the true sugar maple.
		+
		+	}}

	:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer\|genus page]].''		:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer\|genus page]].''

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 | common_names = Silver Maple
 | growth_habit = deciduous tree
-| high = 40-100 ft
+| high = 20-30 m
-| wide = 40-100 ft
+| wide = 10-25 m
-| origin = E N. America
+| origin = Eastern North America
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 | lifespan = perennial
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 | water =     <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 | features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
-| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
+| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, -50[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
 | bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
 | usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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 |species = saccharinum
 }}
-''[[Acer]] saccharinum'' has semi-pendulous branches growing in an open form, which in turn casts a pretty open shade.  On old trees the bark, a gray-silver, peels off in long strips. The light green on top leaves are silvery underneath, have 5 lobes and range from 3 to 6 in wide.  Fall color is not impressive, with leaves turning a light yellow.  Roots will badly damage sidewalks (and sewers).
 Trees are fast growing.  Narrow crotch angles combined with weak wood mean that branches are prone to break off.  Many consider this the least desirable of the maples.

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 |species = saccharinum
 }}
-{{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
+''[[Acer]] saccharinum'' has semi-pendulous branches growing in an open form, which in turn casts a pretty open shade.  On old trees the bark, a gray-silver, peels off in long strips. The light green on top leaves are silvery underneath, have 5 lobes and range from 3 to 6 in wide.  Fall color is not impressive, with leaves turning a light yellow.  Roots will badly damage sidewalks (and sewers).
 :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''
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 ===Pests and diseases===
-{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
+[[Aphids]].  [[Cottony scale]].
 ==Cultivars==
-*'Silver Queen'
+*'Silver Queen' - A more upright habit, with bright golden leaves in autumn, and no seeds.
-*'Wieri' ('Laciniatum')
+*'Wieri' ('Laciniatum') - Wier Maple, Cutleaf Silver Maple.  Has much more finely cut leaves, and provides a bit more open shade than the species.
 ==Gallery==
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 <!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 <!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
-<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
+*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
 ==External links==

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 | color = IndianRed
 | image = Silber-Ahorn_(Acer_saccharinum).jpg
-| image_width = 240px
+| image_width = 200px
 | image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 |regnum = Plantae

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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
-| color = lightgreen
+| name = ''Acer saccharinum''
-| name = Silver Maple
+| common_names = Silver Maple
 | image = Silber-Ahorn_(Acer_saccharinum).jpg
 | image_width = 240px
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| image_caption =     <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
-| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+|regnum = Plantae
-| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
+|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
-| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
+|unranked_classis = Eudicots
-| familia = [[Sapindaceae]]
+|unranked_ordo = Rosids
-| genus = ''[[Maple|Acer]]''
+|ordo = Sapindales
-| species = '''''A. saccharinum'''''
+|familia = Sapindaceae
-| binomial = ''Acer saccharinum''
+|genus = Acer
-| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
+|species = saccharinum
 }}
-[[Image:Silver-maple-leaves.jpg|thumb|left|leaves]]
+:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''
-The [[flower]]s are in small [[panicle]]s, produced before the leaves in early spring, with the [[seed]]s maturing in early summer. The seeds are winged, in pairs, small (5-10 mm diameter), the wing about 3-5 cm long.  Although the wings provide for some transport by air, the seeds are heavy and are also transported by water.
+==Cultivation==
-On mature trunks, the bark is gray and shaggy. On branches and young trunks, the bark is smooth and silvery gray.
+===Propagation===
-In many parts of the eastern U.S., the large buds of the Silver maple are one of the primary food sources for [[squirrels]] during the spring, after many acorns and nuts have sprouted and the squirrels' food is scarce.  The seeds are the largest of any native maple and are also a food source for wildlife.
+===Pests and diseases===
-==Cultivation==
+==Cultivars==
-[[Image:Silver-maple-bark.jpg|thumb|left|Silver Maple bark]]
+*'Silver Queen'
-The Silver Maple has brittle wood, and is commonly damaged in storms. The roots are shallow and fibrous and easily invade septic fields and old drain pipes.  It is a vigorous resprouter, and if not pruned, it will often grow with multiple trunks.  It is, nonetheless, widely used as an [[ornamental plant|ornamental tree]] because of its rapid growth and ease of propagation and transplanting.  It is highly tolerant of urban conditions, which is why it is frequently planted next to streets.  Although it naturally is found near water, it can grow on drier ground if planted there.
+*'Wieri' ('Laciniatum')
-It is also commonly cultivated outside its native range, showing tolerance of a wide range of climates, growing successfully as far north as central [[Norway]] and south to [[Orlando, Florida]]. It can thrive in a [[Mediterranean climate]], as at [[Jerusalem]] and [[Los Angeles]], if summer water is provided. It is also grown in temperate parts of the [[Southern Hemisphere]], as in [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]].
+==Gallery==
-Silver Maple is closely related to [[Red Maple]], and can hybridise with it, the [[hybrid]] being known as the Freeman Maple (''Acer x freemanii''). The Freeman Maple is a popular ornamental tree in [[park]]s and large [[garden]]s, combining the fast growth of Silver Maple with the less brittle wood and less invasive roots of Red Maple.
+<gallery>
 ==References==
-*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2 USDA Plants Profile: ''Acer saccharinum'']
+<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
-*[http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/a/acesac/acesac1.html UConn Plant Database: Silver Maple]
+<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
-*[http://wildwnc.org/trees/Acer_saccharinum.html Trees of Western North Carolina: Silver Maple]
+<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
-{{Commonscat|Acer saccharinum}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Sapindaceae|Maple, Silver]]
+{{stub}}
-[[Category:Trees of Southeastern Canada]]
+[[Category:Categorize]]