Silver maple seeds (Acer saccharinum) 🌱 Seeds of the fastest-growing maple variety
🌳 Silver maple seeds (Acer saccharinum)
🌱 Seeds of the fastest-growing maple variety
Silver maple is the fastest-growing maple. These silver maple seeds are suitable for those who want to grow a tree from seeds, see fast growth results, and create a landscape with a tree that has a large leaf canopy, providing light shade and creating a beautiful accent in the area.
Silver maple is a large-scale tree — it needs space, a place where it can grow freely. A strong, long-lived tree that over time becomes the center of the territory. In summer, silver maple provides shade, while in autumn it turns beautiful yellow tones. Because of its leaves, silver maple is not static in the wind — the silvery underside of the leaves creates a sense of movement and liveliness in the landscape.
🌱 Silver maple characteristics
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) grows 20–30 meters tall under favorable conditions and forms a wide, airy crown. It is one of the fastest-growing maples, making it suitable for those who want to grow a large tree in a relatively short time.
The tree is long-lived, resilient, and suitable for large areas, rural properties, parks, and roadsides.
📜 History
The homeland of the silver maple is North America, where this tree was known and used for centuries by Native American peoples. Native American tribes considered the silver maple a tree of life, one that gives strength to recover after severe injuries and hardships. In some places, it was even called the tree of new life, giving strength to start everything anew.
In spring, silver maple sap was drunk to restore strength and immunity after winter. Decoctions were made from the bark for colds and inflammation. Silver maple served as shelter, shade, and a landmark in the landscape. In Native American culture, silver maple was a practical and reliable tree that always grew alongside people.
Silver maple reached Europe in the 17th–18th century and was planted in parks, avenues, and large areas as a fast-growing tree with a large, beautiful crown.
🌍 Growing silver maple from seeds
Before sowing, it is recommended to soak the seeds in water for 24 hours. Practice has shown that seeds prepared this way retain their germination ability and sprout successfully.
Sowing takes place in spring in moist, well-drained soil. Silver maple usually germinates within 1–3 weeks. Silver maple is a tree that does not require stratification or a cold period.
🌾 Soil and silver maple growing conditions
Silver maple grows best in:
• loose, fertile soil,
• with even moisture,
• in places with sufficient light and space for the crown.
Silver maple tolerates growing in wetter areas and short-term flooding well, making it suitable for natural landscapes, riverbanks, ponds, lake shores, and problematic areas. If there is a place in the yard where water collects in spring, that is a place to plant a silver maple — several benefits at once.
🌱 Sowing and the first years of growth
Seeds are sown at a depth of 0.5–1 cm. In the first year, the tree mainly develops its root system, so it may seem that the maple is growing slowly, but this is the foundation for its rapid growth in the following years.
Young silver maple seedlings must not dry out, should be protected from strong winds, and should not be replanted too often.
🌿 Silver maple in the landscape
Silver maple fits beautifully and looks great in large yards, rural properties, along roadsides for dust reduction, and in natural landscapes.
It is a tree that shapes the structure and scale of the landscape.
✔️ Summary
Silver maple seeds are the choice for those who want to grow the fastest-growing maple from seeds and create a strong, natural landscape. This is a tree that can be grown from a seed and used to build a family or place story together with it.
📦 Seeds per package: 5 pcs
✍️ Author: Heart Garden Studio