Silver Maple

Mature Height: Up to around 90.0 feet

Planting Distance: 7.9 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 32 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Low

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Silver Maple: Alsophila pometaria, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris io io, Caloptilia packardella, Cameraria aceriella, Cameraria saccharella, Colocasia flavicornis, Colocasia propinquilinea, Dasychira vagans, Eacles imperialis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ennomos subsignaria, Episimus tyrius, Erannis tiliaria, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Euxoa messoria, Heterocampa biundata, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypena baltimoralis, Hyphantria cunae, Lambdina fervidaria athasaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Leucoma salicis, Lithophane antennata, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane grotei, Lithophane laticinerea, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Macaria pustularia, Machimia tetoriferella, Malacosoma americana, Morrisonia confusa, Morrisonia latex, Operophtera brumata, Orgyia leucostigma, Orthosia hibisci, Paleacrita vernata, Papaipema nebris, Parallelia bistriaris, Peridroma saucia, Phyllonorycter clemensella, Phyllonorycter lucidicostella, Phyllonorycter trinotella, Proteoteras aesculana, Proteoteras moffatiana, Schizura ipomoeae, Semiothisa aemulataria, Spaelotis clandestina, Sparganothis acerivorana, Sparganothis pettitana, Sunira bicolorago, Synanthedon acerni, Synanthedon acerni buscki