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Acer saccharinum L.
Silver Maple
Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass Rosidae Order Sapindales Family Aceraceae – Maple family Genus Acer L. – maple Species Acer saccharinum L. – silver
maple
Classification
Can be a large tree….over 100ftTrunk is shortDivides into sub-trunks Long slender branches go downward but then
curve up
Shape, Form, Type
FIGURE 1
Light gray smooth when young when older breaks up into long thin strips,
loose at ends. Similar to red maple but coarser.
Bark
FIGURE 2
stoutChestnut brown color,Gross smell when crushed buds reddish brown with large scales, flower
buds often in conspicuous dense clusters.
TwigFIGURE 3
FIGURE 4
Opposite 5 deeply palmate sinuseslobe margins coarsely serrate 2 1/2 to 5 inches long light green above, pale, silvery white below.
Leaf
FIGURE 5
FIGURE 6
buds reddish brown with large scalesflower buds often in clusters.
Bud
FIGURE 7
greenish and reddish flowers appear in dense clusters in early spring long
before leaves.
Flower
FIGURE 8FIGURE 9
Samara, which is the largest of any native maple
divergent wings 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long germinate as soon as released, mature in late
spring.
Fruit
FIGURE 10FIGURE 11
Acer saccharinum trees are common in the Midwest.
The Silver maples are generally the first trees to flower in the Midwest
Habitat and Range
FIGURE 12
furniture and flooring. Bowling alleys and bowling pins are both
manufactured from sugar mapleMaple is also the wood used for basketball
courts, including the floors used by the NBA, and it is a popular wood for baseball bats
It is also widely used in the production of musical instruments, such as the members of the violin family, guitars and drum shells.
UsesFIGURE 13
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http://www.treetopics.com/rhus_glabra/gallery1.htmVanderbilt. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/rhgl.htm Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Illionois wild flowers. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sm_sumac.htm
Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2
References
Figures 1-11: Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Figure 12:Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2