Silver/Soft Maple

TREES

GENUS/SPECIES

Acer saccharinum

FAMILY

Aceraceae
(all maples, including box elder, and Chinese Dipteronia)

SYNONYMS

Information not available

DISTRIBUTION

Eastern US

E Oklahoma northward to Minnesota
Minnesota eastward to Maine
Maine southward to NW Florida
Absent from much of Atlantic Coastal Plain
Scattered localities in Louisiana

Human Product Number - 109

Veterinary Product Number - 109

Comments

Silver maple grows rapidly and is found in wet areas such as floodplains. It is often used in landscaping but is brittle and often becomes hollow due to decay. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves, and the seeds, with their attached wings, are the largest of any of the American maples. Autumn leaves are generally yellow.