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Questions and Answers: 2018

Question: Hello, Here I will share 14 photos of a most exquisite maple tree. It is a weeping tree. Note photo …

  • Question

    Hello, Here I will share 14 photos of a most exquisite maple tree. It is a weeping tree. Note photo 13. I am hoping you are able to identify it for me. Unfortunately I have not been able to find a samura. Thank you so much, Sue L-B

    Answer

    SueLB, the species you have photographed is Acer saccharinum (silver maple), a native species that usually inhabits flood plains. The deep sinuses on the leaf blades and arching branchlets are good morphological markers.