Silver Maple Tree

Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) is a fast-growing native maple that does well in wet and poor soil. We ship silver maple trees bare-root in 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4 foot sizes, in packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500, for shade, banks, wet ground and large properties.

Silver Maple Size, Zones and Sun

Silver maple builds a rounded crown 40 to 60 feet wide and climbs to 50 to 80 feet, and it puts on growth quickly. It is hardy in zones 3-9 and takes sun or part shade. Almost any soil works, whether clay, loam, sand, rocky or rich, acidic or alkaline, and the tree rides out short floods and dry spells.

Silver Maple Seeds and Fall Color

Leaves turn copper to gold in fall. The seeds come as paired wings, 1 to 3 inches long, that fan out at roughly 80 to 90 degrees and drop from late spring into summer.

Silver Maple and Wildlife

The early flowers are one of spring's first nectar sources for bees. Squirrels, chipmunks and birds go for the seeds, and imperial moth caterpillars chew the leaves. Our notes on understory shrubs and vines for this tree cover what to plant beneath it.

Good to Know About Silver Maple

We tell buyers to plant silver maple a good distance from driveways, walks, drains and septic lines, because the shallow roots go looking for all of them. The wood is on the weak side, so limbs let go in storms and under heavy snow. Scale and borers can turn up, and a stressed tree may pick up verticillium wilt, anthracnose or canker. The silver maple buying notes for shade can help you pick a spot.

Silver Maple Sizes, Packs and Shipping

Silver maple trees ship bare-root in November, in 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4 foot sizes and packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500. Volume pricing available. Browse more trees for sale in our wholesale collection.