![]() Most silver maple lumber is produced in the Mississippi Delta and central states region. Silver maples, which prefer moist or well-drained soil, grow 50 to 80 feet tall and are found growing from the Great Plains eastward, excluding the Gulf and Atlantic coastal region. It flowers early and sheds its large winged seed in the spring, typically by late May. Silver maple, which is commonly found in swamps and overflow bottomlands, is one of Indiana’s soft maples alongside red maple. The bark on young trees is smooth and light gray, and darker and scaly on older trees. The leaves, which are silvery on the underside, are held oppositely on long leaf stems coming off the twigs. Silver maple has simple, typically five-lobed leaves with deeply cut divisions, or sinuses, between the lobes, with narrow lobes at the base. This week, we introduce the silver maple or Acer saccharinum. The field guide helps identify common Indiana woodlot trees.Įach week, the Intro to Trees of Indiana web series will offer a sneak peek at one species from the book, paired with an ID That Tree video from Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee to help visualize each species as it stands in the woods. Threats to species health as well as also insight into the wood provided by the species, will be provided through additional resources as well as the Hardwoods of the Central Midwest exhibit of the Purdue Arboretum, if available. The full publication is available for download for $7 in the Purdue Extension Education Store. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated through a joint effort by the Purdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Indiana 4-H, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, and reintroduced as “An Introduction to Trees of Indiana.” ![]() Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. ![]()
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