Introduced Species Cultivated
Silver maples are native to the eastern United States. We have one mature tree on the south side of our yard. Most of the flowers are male, but a few of the branches produce perfect (bisexual) flowers, which makes it polygamous from a botanical point of view. The perfect flowers are protogynous.
This tree produces the first flowers in the yard, but the flowers are wind pollinated and I've never seen any insects visiting them. (Of course, the flowers come out early in the spring before insects are active.)
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| male inflorescence |
inflorescence with perfect (bisexual) flowers |
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| male flower |
perfect flowers |
- Links
- Finger Lakes Native Plant society.
Acer saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
16 Apr 2025
Most of the flowers on our silver maple tree are male, but some branches have either female or perfect flowers.
Here are some samaras that are developing.
Acer saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
6 Mar 2025
I'm not sure when the first flowers opened, but they are open and releasing pollen today.
These are the first flowers that I've seen so far in the yard this year.
Most of the flowers are male, but there are a few branches with perfect flowers ( ...
Acer saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
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Silver maples are native to the eastern United States. We have one mature tree on the south side of our yard. Most of the flowers are male, but a few of the branches produce perfect (bisexual) flowers, which makes it polygamous from a botanical point of view. The perfect flowers are protogynous.
This tree produces the first flowers in the yard, but the flowers are wind pollinated and I've never seen any insects visiting them. (Of course, the flowers come out early in the spring before insects are active.)
|
|
| male inflorescence |
inflorescence with perfect (bisexual) flowers |
|
|
| male flower |
perfect flowers |
- Links
- Finger Lakes Native Plant society.
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Acer saccharinum
(Silver Maple)
