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Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

Photo by SunniR-10
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Carries seeds in a " helicopter" Some cracked grey bark

Habitat:

Northern Virginia

Species ID Suggestions

Silver Maple

Acer saccharinum

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Comments (2)
bee.jacbs
Hi sunnir. Welcome to Project Noah. Nice spotting. These are some of my very favorite trees. Very good for birds and squirrels too! Thanks for sharing.
Andrea Lim
I don't know my american trees, but it reminds me of a sycamore tree.

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Wildlife of Northern Virginia
Mission
Trees of the World
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PublishedApril 28, 2013

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