Acer saccharinum
Silver maple · also Creek maple, Silverleaf maple, Soft maple
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Acer saccharinum, commonly known as the silver maple, is a large deciduous tree native to North America. It often grows along riverbanks and in areas that experience frequent flooding. While valued for ornamental appeal, its weak wood makes it less common in landscaping, though it is suitable for poorly draining or wet sites.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 33,40410.0%30 yr20 in
- 20,9173.0%—24 in
- 13,5381.9%—22 in
- 11,6303.8%—27 in
- 9,0792.8%—13 in
- 8,7373.2%—14 in
- 8,3065.3%—21 in
- 6,7292.2%—2.4 in
- 6,1870.54%—5.9 in
- 3,9504.7%—20 in
- 2,3143.1%—22 in
- 1,9940.70%37 yr9.8 in
- 1,8974.1%—24 in
- 1,6040.37%60 yr21 in
- 1,4270.30%5.2 yr3.5 in
- 1,4230.30%36 yr18 in
- 1,3410.39%—3.5 in
- 1,1870.60%—21 in
- 1,0480.20%—2.0 in
- 7300.98%—15 in
- 5614.8%—20 in
- 4810.41%—16 in
- 4660.25%—28 in
- 4280.96%—12 in
- 4260.19%—14 in
- 3450.77%9.8 yr3.1 in
- 2270.46%14 yr2.4 in
- 1571.3%—28 in
- 760.06%—5.5 in
- 530.07%13 yr2.0 in
- 350.22%—38 in
- 180.08%—29 in
- 140.04%—30 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 18 in, mean 19 in, 90th percentile 35 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Mississippi lowland forests
Other Acer in the catalogue
50 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
