Silver Queen silver maple
Acer saccharinum 'Silver Queen'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size40 to 50 feet tallup to 50 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Bloom color
- Greenish-yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Silver Queen' silver maple (Acer saccharinum 'Silver Queen') is a tree for specimen planting, shade, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate and reaches 40 to 50 feet tall with an erect form. Greenish-yellow flowers open in early to late spring, and bees and butterflies visit them. Give it plenty of room to spread.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Sensitive fern, and Common snowberry.