Norway Maple vs Silver Maple - TreeTime.ca

Norway Maple vs Silver Maple

Acer platanoides

Acer saccharinum

CUSTOM GROW

Norway Maple
Silver Maple

Norway Maple is a tolerant and adaptable shade tree. This is probably why it is the most popularly planted boulevard tree in North America.

Note: Norway Maple will sucker with age. It's also not a good idea to plant it under power lines.

Silver Maple is a fast-growing, large deciduous tree that typically has a short trunk and sharply branched crown.

Silver Maple bears red flowers in early spring and beautiful five lobed, deeply notched green and silver leaves that turn yellow in the fall. This versatile and attractive shade tree requires a large yard.

Silver Maple is often used to make syrup instead of Sugar Maple in colder areas where Sugar Maple sap does not sweeten very well (like the Canadian prairies).

Norway Maple Quick Facts

Silver Maple Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Foliage: silvery undersides
Fall colour: golden yellow
Fall colour: pale yellow to brown
Fruit: winged samara
Seeds: located within the winged samaras
Seeds: located within the winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NB
Other Names: creek maple, silverleaf maple, soft maple, water maple, white maple