Silver - all cultivars
Acer saccharinum
Silver - all cultivars (Acer saccharinum) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Not Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 50–70 ft tall and 35–50 ft wide, and needs medium water. Silver maple is brittle and shallow-rooted — frequent limb drop, surface roots, and short life.
medium water50–70 ft tall and 35–50 ft wide
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At a glance
- Rating
- Not Recommended
- Botanical name
- Acer saccharinum
- Variety / cultivar
- Silver - all cultivars
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 50–70 ft tall and 35–50 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 6.0–8.2
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- low
- Salt tolerance
- moderate
- Good for
- rain garden
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Soil Chemistry
- Watch: Short Lived
- Watch: Suckers
- Watch: Re-seeds
Frequently asked questions
- Is Silver - all cultivars good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Silver - all cultivars is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Not Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Silver - all cultivars get?
- It matures to about 50–70 ft tall and 35–50 ft wide.
- How much water does Silver - all cultivars need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Silver - all cultivars native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
