silver maples
Quick-growing shade trees
Silver maples are large, fast-growing North American trees with distinctive leaves that flash silvery-white on their undersides when the wind blows.
They're popular as shade trees because they grow quickly, though their shallow roots and brittle branches make them prone to storm damage.
The silver maples along the street lost several limbs in the ice storm.
- fast-growingIncreasing quickly in size
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- samarasSingle-winged dry fruits
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