GC2523D Tree I.D. 10 - Silver Maple (Traditional Cache) in Ohio, United States created by hook

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GC2523D ▼

A cache by hook Message this owner

Hidden : 3/14/2010

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

From the unfortunate demise of the nearby Osage Orange trees, This cache was borne

Leaf Characteristics

broad, flat
simple
palmately lobed
notches between lobes V-shaped
with 5 - 11 lobes
lobe bases narrow
teeth irregular

Fruit Characteristics

paired wings
wings 60 to 90 degrees apart
winged seed about 1.25" - 2" long
paired wings about 90 degrees apart

Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum

The deeply lobed leaves are silvery on their under surfaces, a feature often noticeable when leaves are blown by wind. The bark of older trees typically separates into long, narrow scales, giving the trunks a "shaggy" appearance. The tree commonly grows in moist and fertile habitats, in swamps, stream banks, and bottomlands where flooding occurs. As with the Red Maple, Silver Maple wood is soft and neither strong nor durable. Its uses generally are limited to cheap furniture, pulpwood, containers, and as a fuel. Although relatively short-lived, this fast-growing tree commonly is planted along community streets and as a shade tree. An early writer claimed that "more tasty" sugar could be gotten from this tree and the Red Maple than from the Sugar Maple, but in much lower quantity.