Acer saccharinum 'Laciniatuin Beebe'
Beebe Cutleaf Silver Maple
 
Hybrid Origin
Upright, with spreading branches that are pendulous and turn up at the ends.
50-70 feet tall with a spread of 30-60 feet
Flowers are greenish yellow, without petals, borne in dense clusters.
Early to mid-March
Leaves are opposite, simple, 3-6 inches wide, 5 lobed, with more deeply divided lobes than the species.
Fall color is a combination of green, yellow and brown.
Buds are red to green, clustered, with slightly pointed bud scales.
Bark on a young tree is gray to gray-brown similar to A. rubrum, but slightly darker.
Fruit is a samara, 1˝-2 inches long, with the wings spreading, hairy when young, ripening in May-June.
 
 

 

 

 
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