Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
The Silver Maple is a large, highly expressive tree with a round head and one or more stems. Lateral branches reach down to the ground on solitary specimens. This extremely shallow-rooted tree can lift pavements and stones. The sap is sugary.
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Erscheinungsbild
The Silver Maple is a large, highly expressive tree with a round head and one or more stems. Lateral branches reach down to the ground on solitary specimens. This extremely shallow-rooted tree can lift pavements and stones. The sap is sugary.
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Frühling
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Herbst
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Blätter
Palmate toothed leaves, 5-lobed, 7.0-15.0cm long, 7.0-15.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-12.0cm long. Bronze-green shoots. Leaves are fresh green above, whitish below, turning pale yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Oberseite
Palmate toothed leaves, 5-lobed, 7.0-15.0cm long, 7.0-15.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-12.0cm long. Bronze-green shoots. Leaves are fresh green above, whitish below, turning pale yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Unterseite
Palmate toothed leaves, 5-lobed, 7.0-15.0cm long, 7.0-15.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-12.0cm long. Bronze-green shoots. Leaves are fresh green above, whitish below, turning pale yellow in autumn.
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Blatt Herbst
Palmate toothed leaves, 5-lobed, 7.0-15.0cm long, 7.0-15.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-12.0cm long. Bronze-green shoots. Leaves are fresh green above, whitish below, turning pale yellow in autumn.
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Blüten
Flowering period: II-III, with red or green-yellow clusters appearing long before the leaves.
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Rinde
Grey , brown-grey or grey-brown bark, deeply fissured lengthwise with shallow furrows or longitudinal fissures. Branches are sometimes green-brown, turning grey-brown after 2 years.
Anwendung
Pioneer tree, stabilization of shores and river banks, forage for honey-bees, public greens, parklands, urban areas, roadside verges, pedestrian precincts, private parks, very demanding, wind-break, snow-break, aggressive roots
Heimatgebiete
Eastern North America
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to off-sun, temperature: warm to cool, soil: slightly dry to moist, soil structure: normal, soil depth: medium, humus concentration: medium, soil quality: medium to high, pH value: 5.0 to 7.0
Ansprüche
Full sun or slight shade, frost-hardy; prefers slightly acid or neutral, fresh to moist, nutrient-rich soils, but is also highly adaptable, therefore also thrives on leaner and moderately dry substrates
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Height of growth: 20m to 25m, width of growth: 10m to 15m, rapid growth potential, growth habit: wide, overhanging, spreading, often multi-stem.
Blätter
Palmate toothed leaves, 5-lobed, 7.0-15.0cm long, 7.0-15.0cm wide, leaf stem 5.0-12.0cm long. Bronze-green shoots. Leaves are fresh green above, whitish below, turning pale yellow in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period: II-III, with red or green-yellow clusters appearing long before the leaves.
Früchte
Sickle-shaped flat schizocarp, 3.5-6.0cm long, rarely fruiting, ripen in June, drop off individually.
Rinde
Grey , brown-grey or grey-brown bark, deeply fissured lengthwise with shallow furrows or longitudinal fissures. Branches are sometimes green-brown, turning grey-brown after 2 years.
Wurzel
Extremely flat rooting with expansive roots near the surface, can lift pavements if covered too close.