Acer saccharinum is the Latin name for a tree many of us call a Silver Maple.
What it looks like
Acer saccharinum is a large tree that can grow to be 35 metres tall with a trunk that's more than a metre in diameter. It has light green leaves about 15 to 20 cm long, with 5 or 7 lobes. The Acer saccharinum is similar to the red maple — except its leaves turn pale yellow or brown, not red, in the fall. Its seeds are found in "keys" that fall down from the tree in the late spring. Bark on the silver maple's trunk is smooth and gray when the tree is young, and then becomes dark reddish brown and breaks into strips making the trunk look "shaggy".
Did you know?
The silver maple grows quickly — it's often planted to provide shade or to block unsightly views.
Any idea what the unsightly view might be here?
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