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Native Trees

Native Trees ofIndiana River Walk

Silver Maple

Maple tree

Description

Leaves are silvery beneath, with a rather delicate appearance. It tolerates a wide range of soils but is naturally found only in wet or moist places along stream banks and lake edges. The silver maple is good tree for poor soils, and a fast grower, but the wood is weak and brittle. Swelling spring buds are an important source of food for squirrels.