I am outside Reno NV. I am trying to educate myself on what is in my new yard (just moved here, yard has been established 20 years, but they went a little overboard).

One tree is definitely a very healthy silver maple. It is a good choice here for the shade and because we do not see many windy storms that cause breakage.

How would I go about planting a second tree? Can I grow a seed? If so, how? When will my parent tree seed, and what should I do with the seed to grow a second tree?

I am not sure if I want more maples, I just want to know all about them. I have horse pens that could REALLY use some shade and I am considering a few different types of trees. Here I have poplars (fast growing, but ugly) quaking aspens (pretty, but problem some), pines (evergreen, but a lot of clean up and not great for shade over horses), russian olives (again, not a beautiful tree in terms of shape and growth, but fast growing). There are others I have not yet identified - about 4 types. But I am getting there! :)