Discover a guide that'll help you identify the Acer saccharinum, otherwise known as the silver maple. Learn about its habit, range, silviculture, and more.

Maple trees are classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae.The word Acer is derived from a Latin word meaning "sharp," and the name refers to the characteristic points on the leaf lobes ...

Silver maple (Acer saccharinum; Érable argenté) is a native tree that grows best in moist sites.It is common in southern Quebec and also in Montreal (Espace Pour La Vie Montreal, n.d.).The name Silver ...

Silver maple: Acer saccharinum is another native North American tree and as well as brilliant red and yellow autumn colours the underside of its leaves are an attractive silver.

~Noun. Acer saccharinum, silver maple - a common North American maple tree; five-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood ...