Acer saccharinum

Common Name: Silver Maple

Plant Type: Tree

Habitat: Wetland

Light Requirements: sun, part sun, shade

Soil Moisture: mesic, wet

Soil Type: Loam

Height: 70 - 100 ft

Bloom Time: Spring

Flower Colour: greenish-yellow

Details/Comments: Fast growing, deeply lobed leaves; good for poor soils; host of the Cecropia silkmoth

Picture Copyright: John Oysten