Silver Maple

Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

The shape of the Silver Maple leaves are some of my favorite; it sort of looks like the Sugar Maple leaf went on a diet. These guys also boast the largest samaras of all the maples and rock a very nice silver undercoat to the leaves. These trees generally grow to be about 50-80 feet tall and thrive in floodplains, swamps, and along waterways. You won’t find many of these trees on the coast, however.