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Family: Sapindaceae (Maple family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
February - April
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
April - June
Silverleaf Maple is a fairly fast-growing tree and is commonly cultivated. The underside of its leaves are silvery-whitened; when the wind blows, it gives the tree a silver-like appearance, hence its common name.
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3 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (deeply incised leaf) 
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1 June 2019
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA (silvery-whitened undersides of leaf) 
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