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| Identifying Characteristics | |
Size/Form: |
Silver maple is a large tree reaching 114’ in height. Rounded crown. |
Leaves: |
Palmate leaves have five to seven lobes. Opposite, simple, and deciduous. Leaves are 6 to 8” long with a coarsely serrate margin. Silvery-white underside with light green on the surface. |
Fruit: |
Double samara with divergent wings, 1 to 3” long. |
Bark: |
Young trees have gray, smooth bark. Mature trees have dark reddish-brown bark with narrow, lose, silver gray plates. |
Habitat: |
Somewhat shade tolerant. Prefers rich, moist bottomlands bordering streams, swamps, and lakeshores. |
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