#14 silver maple (Acer saccharinum L.)

This is the first of two silver maples on this trail. We have put two trees on the trail to show the variation in the leaves, while this maple has sharp, deep cut lobes, the second silver maple has more shallow lobes. Silver maple is named for the silvery color on the back of the leaves but is also called soft maple. This species is very useful to wildlife as the trunk, which is often hollow, can be home to raccoons, squirrels and many other mammals or birds.

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