Silver Maple vs Wayfaring Tree - TreeTime.ca

Silver Maple vs Wayfaring Tree

Acer saccharinum

Viburnum lantana

CUSTOM GROW

Silver Maple
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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).

Wayfaring Tree is an adaptable and reliable shrub. It is prized for its ornamental berries that can range in color from red to yellow to black. Consider getting two trees as fruiting is maximized when another Wayfaring Tree is present.

This species has a variety of uses ranging from naturalization, mass planting, borders, and privacy screens.

Silver Maple Quick Facts

Wayfaring Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 4a
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium


Foliage: silvery undersides
Fall colour: pale yellow to brown
Fruit: winged samara
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