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Silver maple often has multiple trunks
Photo credit: Larry Korhnak, University of Florida

Silver maple leaves, showing the silver underside and the green upperside
Photo credit: Larry Korhnak, University of Florida

Leaves of silver maple, showing the silver underside and the green upperside
Photo credit: T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org

The bark of silver maple tends to form narrow, flat plates
Photo credit: Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org