Common name: Silver Maple
Scientific name: Acer saccharinum
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 35 m tall, 15 m wide; 115 ft tall, 49.5 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun
Water: Average
Soil: Sand, Loam
Blooms: Green in April
Natural habitats: Open-upland
Wildlife benefits: Bees/wasps π
Points of interest: - Similar to red maple, but leaves turn yellow or brown in fall rather than red
- Has smooth, gray bark when the tree is young that becomes darker and "shaggy" looking as the tree gets older
- Sometimes, its trunk may be hollow, which creates space for animals and birds to live in
