Origin: North America
Family: Aceraceae
English name: Silver maple
French name: Érable argenté
Italian name: Acero argentato
Spanish name: Acer plateado
Description
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This tree gets its name from way the underside of the leaf sparkles when it blows in the wind. Its fruit, known as samaras, are known to children and adults alike as “helicopters”, because they flutter and swirl in the wind. |
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