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Is it a Silver Maple?

whaas_5a
14 years ago

I can't figure out if I have a silver maple or not. Its habit is just like a silver maple and its size is as well. Planted in 1997 and its 30ft x 30ft.

I had two arborists tell me its a silver maple, but it doesn't get the helicopters and it gets a dull dark red fall color. Any ideas?

The leaf looks just like this one:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://saltthesandbox.org/trees/SilverMaple1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://saltthesandbox.org/trees/huntCampFire3.htm&usg=__7zxLTffCS9HY4e0zTs0GFo9FL1M=&h=192&w=182&sz=6&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=jbzHrQGhdl087M:&tbnh=103&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsilver%2Bmaple%2Bleaf%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

Only thing I could think of is maybe an Autumn Blaze maple, but its growth rate and habit aren't quite like the Autumn Blaze, plus its fall color is duller than the typical vibrant red.

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