The silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) is one of the most common trees in North America. It generally grows 50 to 80 feet tall, though a 10-year-old sapling will stand approximately 25 feet tall.

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Several years ago I built a ring with decorative stone blocks around a mature silver maple in my backyard. It has a radius of about 4 feet. I filled it with 7 to 8 inches of soil. Now I want to remove ...

In North America, the maple species are divided into two groups: soft maple (which includes red maple, Acer rubrum, silver maple, A. saccharinum, and bigleaf maple, A. macrophyllum) and hard maple ...

Q. This spring, I have noticed the top branches of my silver maple trees look dead and have begun to fall down to the ground. What could be the problem? — W.L. of Freeburg A. Silver maples (Acer ...

On one Saturday this September, my wife, Heidi, went hiking with friends in Silverthorne. She sent me photos. The clouds are amazing, hovering above the mountains. The leaves are changing, they're a ...

Silver Maple Recovery, 2101 Silver Maple Way in Lorain, started April 2 accepting both males and females for its inpatient detox and residential services, according to a news release. This facility ...

A maple tree in Walford continues to leaf-out March 30 as conditions warm. Iowa’s silver maples and silver maple hybrids produced a surplus of seeds this year, likely as a response to several years of ...

A warm spring morning and a bluebird sky lured me outside. Camera in hand, I wandered the neighborhoods of Duluth, admiring the frilly clusters of blossoms on the silver maple trees. I stopped under ...

Silver Maple Recovery, 2101 Silver Maple Way, has announced the expansion of its sober living apartments in Lorain, according to a news release. The 20-bed apartment home is specialized for women in ...