The five most common maple trees are red maple, sugar maple, silver maple, boxelder, and bigleaf. ... With age, the bark of maple trees grows very dark. 3. of 5. Silver Maple .

The red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the most common, and popular, deciduous trees in much of the eastern and central U.S. It has a pleasing oval shape and is a fast grower with stronger wood ...

The bark on young trees is smooth and light gray, and darker and scaly on older trees. Silver maple, which is commonly found in swamps and overflow bottomlands, is one of Indiana’s soft maples ...

With fall around the corner, gardeners have definitely got maple on their minds. And rightfully so. These trees are the epitome of Autumn and they offer some stunning foliage to any outdoor space ...

Silver maple tree (Acer saccharinum) (Howard Garrett / Special Contributor) ... The only Japanese maple I've had trouble growing is 'Coral Bark.' It's beautiful but tricky.

The story of all the reminiscing over the big old maple tree in Ravenswood (“A Tree Grew in Ravenswood,” May 9) is fine and dandy as long as you didn’t live next to it. A tree lik… ...

Many trees are killed by improper mowing that knicks the bark and prevents the uptake of water and nutrients. The conductive tissue is destroyed, then the upper parts at the end of the branches die.

The maple beat out oak, pine and elm trees. In 1948, that selection was narrowed by another vote to sugar maple specifically. In 1893, a favorite tree was selected by a group of Wisconsin school ...

Dr. Dirt: Dropping leaves and popping toadstools. Dear Dr. Dirt: Our silver maple trees, which are about 10-15 years old, have the bark around the trunk becoming very dry and peeling off. Is this ...

Q: A large silver maple tree in my yard has rather large pieces of bark falling off the trunk. Some pieces are just 6 to 8 inches long, but other strips are up to a couple of feet long.

"Red maple 'armstrong' is known for its silver-grey bark and lobed, ovate leaves, and is widely used as a tree for narrow streets, especially since its roots do not lift pavement," he explains.