Definition and Description of the Silver Maple Tree
The biology of the Silver Maple Tree and its classification is as follows:Name of Tree: Silver Maple Tree.
Latin name of Silver Maple Tree : The Latin word for the Silver Maple Tree is Acer saccharinum.
Genus: Acer (a genus is a group of closely related species)
Kingdom: Plantae.
Species: Acer saccharinum.
Colours: During the autumn the leaves of the Acer saccharinum turn a yellow and orange colour.
Details: The Silver Maple tree Acer saccharinum, or the Silver maple is a species of maple native to North America. It is one of the most common trees in the United States. The Acer saccharinum is a fast growing deciduous tree with 5 lobed leaves, which are silvery white underneath. The leaves produce an attractive display of yellow and orange during the autumn. It is a highly adaptable tree, although it has higher sunlight requirements than other maples. The leaves have five lobes and are silver underneath that even a light breeze can produce a striking effect as the silver undersides of the leaves are exposed. The flowers appear in early spring, with the seeds maturing in early summer, on mature trunks, the bark is grey. The buds of the silver maple are a food sources for squirrels during the spring. The Acer saccharinum seeds are the largest of any native maple and are a food source for wildlife.
Geographic Location: Maple trees are generally found in east Asia, some are also found in Europe and north America.
Information and Facts about Maple Trees
- Maple, a tree of the genus Acer, of which there are more than 120 species.
- Acer saccharum, is the sugar maple, this tree is one of the finest autumn-colouring trees in America. The autumn colour varies from crimson, gold, orange and scarlet. The sap from the sugar maple is used to make maple syrup.
- The red maple is Acer rubrum. The red maple can grow into a large tree. In the autumn the leaves turn a rich red and scarlet. A Canadian maple of the greatest beauty.
- The silver maple, Acer saccharinum, is a large fast growing tree. The leaves are silvery-white underneath and when the wind blows the tree sparkles.
- The crimson king maple tree or Acer platanoides is an attractive large maple. The leaves turn a deep crimson-purple and the flowers are deep yellow.
- The common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the sycamore maple is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is Acer platanoides.
- Maple honey, Maple molasses, or Maple syrup is maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
- Maple sugar is sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.
- The maple tree flowers are small but are quite attractive.
- Acer's are hardy trees.
Trees - Silver Maple Tree
A tree, such as a Silver Maple Tree, is defined as any perennial woody plant of considerable size, (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.
The parts of a tree are the roots, the trunk, the branch, the twig and the leaf. Different types of trees display various growth forms, leaf type and shape, bark characteristics.
It is estimated that there are over 100,000 tree species. A genus is a group of closely related species.
The Latin word for the Silver Maple Tree is Acer saccharinum.
