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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00000030
11/12/99

Acer saccharinum--Silver Maple


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Height: 70 ft Spread: 50 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: more 18 inches

Comments: Silver maple is a fast-growing, weak wooded tree
that is useful in wet areas. It transplants easily but
the root system forms surface roots. Silver maple can be
a prolific seed producer giving rise to many volunteer
trees. The fall foliage color (Vis. 4) is generally yellow
but not necessarily outstanding.

Cultivars:
'Sheridan' - A broadly ovate crown.
'Silver Queen' - A seedless cultivar that forms a more
dominant central leader, (Vis. 1) slender branches and
better crotch angles. The foliage (Vis. 2) has thin
lobes.
'Skinneri' - A cut-leaved (Vis. 3) selection with lateral
branches that are more slender and horizontal than
other silver maples.

References for Cultivars: J. Frank Schmidt and Sons 1999,
Bailey Nurseries 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Moller's
Nursery 1997, Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Gee Farms 1999,
Carlton Plants 1999.


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