Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Silver maples tend to grow in floodplains, swamps, and along waterways. You will find a slew of silver maples lining the bank of North Fork Salt Creek. These silver maples stood out to me because they were all enormous, with trunks towering high into the air and crowns only near the tops of the trunks. The first silver maple I happened upon had a large split in the base of its trunk which caused it to grow at an angle.