Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) 2-3' Bare root tree

Zones 3-9
Canopy Tree, may grow to 100'
Wildlife attractor, habitat tree, shade tree
 
Producing helf the volume of sugar maple, silver maple is still a useful sap producer, with clearer, sweeter sap.  Its numerous, unremarkable flowers provide nectar for pollinators from February to March, and the samaras (seeds) ripen by June, providing a protein rich food source for deer, turkey, squirrel, and some finches (who may also take advantage of cavities in mature maples for nesting)  Silver maple has a tendancy to self-prune - the fallen limbs are useful for firewood once seasoned.