In the landscape
Shade tree · Specimen · Lawn · Pond · Naturalized
Data sources
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum · Tree
Silver Maple is a fast-growing tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-9, that matures to about 50–80 ft × 35–50 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs. It attracts songbirds and small mammals and stands up well to wet soil.
- USDA zones
- 3-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50–80 ft × 35–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Attracts
- Songbirds, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Wet soil
- Native to
- Eastern & central North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Silver Maple’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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