Silver Maple
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| Scientific Name: | Acer saccharinum |
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| Common Name Synonyms: | Water Maple, Soft Maple |
NOTES: Among the earliest blooming trees, often flowering in late winter. Fast-growing, usually found growing in open sunlight along creeks and waterways. Limbs highly susceptible to wind and ice damage. Winged, paired seeds, called samaras, spin to the ground like tiny helicopters. MADBUCK.
MADBUCK: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) acronym for Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.
