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MAPLE
Maples are among the most distinctive trees and shrubs in North America. Their winged seeds are in pairs (rarely in triplets) and their deciduous leaves are opposite on the branches. With the exception being the Boxelder, most Maple species have simple and palmately lobed leaves. Maples, with nearly 150 species, are most abundant in eastern Asia. About a dozen species are native to the United States and Canada, but an increasing number of foreign species are being introduced as ornamentals.
Silver Maple (acer saccharinum)
leaves are 6 to 7 inches across and deeply 5-lobed, with large marginal
teeth; silvery below. Clusters of short-stemmed, greenish-yellow polygamous
flowers appear before the leaves in early spring and produce paired seeds
with widely spread wings, 1.5 to 2 inches long. The seeds ripen in spring.
The bark of young trees is smooth and silver-gray; bark of older trees is
characterized by long, narrow scales loose at their ends, giving the trunk
a "shaggy" appearance. Silver Maple, typical of moist soils, grows
rapidly. It reaches a height of 60 to 80 feet and a diameter of 2 to 4 feet,
with a widespread crown of brittle branches. Although this maple is planted
as an ornamental, its leaves do not become highly colored in fall.
Height Price 2 feet to 4 feet.......... $4 each 3 feet.................... $8 each 6 feet................... $12 each 12 feet or more *........$50+ each
* Silver Maple 
12 ft. to 16 ft. $10, others $50 up
Sugar Maple (acer saccharum)
leaves are 3 to 5 inches in diameter and usually 5-lobed, their margins
with several large, pointed teeth and the sides of the center lobe roughly
parallel. Clusters of yellow, long stemmed polygamous flowers develop with
leaves. Inch-long, U-shaped pairs of winged seeds ripen in fall. On young
trees the bark is smooth and gray-brown, becoming scaly and furrowed with
maturity. Sugar Maple grows 75 to 100 feet tall and 2 to 4 feet in diameter.
In crowded woods, it has a long, branchless trunk; in open areas, it has
a shorter trunk and a large, rounded crown. Its hard wood is used for furniture,
in cabinetwork, for interior trim and flooring. The sap is the source of
maple sugar and syrup. Sugar Maples are popular for shade and ornamental
plantings because of their colorful red-and-yellow fall foliage.
Height Price All under 3 feet.......... Call Us!
Red Maple (acer rebrum)
leaves are 2 to 6 inches across, with 3, or occasionally 5, roughly triangular,
coarsely toothed lobes; turn scarlet in autumn. Leaf stems usually reddish.
Red to yellow polygamous flowers, in short-stemmed clusters, appear before
leaves. The paired seeds have slightly divergent wings, 0.8 of an inch long;
they ripen in late spring. The twigs are reddish, with blunt reddish buds.
The smooth, light-gray bark of young trees develops narrow, scaly plates
with age. Red Maple reaches 75 to 80 feet in height and 1 to 2 feet in diameter.
This tree grows rapidly, especially in moist to swampy soils. It is commonly
planted as an ornamental.
Height Price All under 3 feet.......... Call Us!