silver maple
Acer saccharinum
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size50 to 80 feet tall35 to 70 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) is a tree for specimen planting, shade gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and makes a large shade tree with silvery leaf undersides. Its branches are brittle and break easily in windstorms, so give it plenty of room away from buildings.
Pairs well with Sensitive fern, Cinnamon fern, Sedge, and Wild ginger.
Native range
Eastern North America.