Silver Maple, Creek Maple, Silverleaf Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple, Swamp Maple, White Maple

Description:

A medium to large tree with spreading branches forming a variably rounded to informally spreading crown. A fast-growing tree subject to iron and manganese chlorosis on high pH soils which may cause dieback or eventual death. Often called soft maple because the wood is the softest of the maples used for lumber. The largest tree in North Dakota is 66 feet tall with a canopy spread of 72 feet.

Habitat:

Region C

Notes:

Christina H, Melita E, Nicole W, Nettie D For Project Noah #1