{"product_id":"silver-maple-wholesale","title":"Silver Maple (Wholesale Bundles) | Spring 2027","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border:1px solid #cfcfcf;border-left:4px solid #3e7b4f;background:#f6f8f5;padding:12px 16px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWholesale only.\u003c\/strong\u003e We carry Silver Maple only by the wholesale bundle. For just a few plants, see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hedgerow-shade\"\u003ehedgerow and shade plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"mft-facts\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver Maple is a fast, big shade tree for moist ground, rated hardy to zone 3 in our ratings (winters to -40°F). Ships bare root. Sold here at wholesale prices, by the bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"mft-facts-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAlso called\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft maple (\u003cem\u003eAcer saccharinum\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHardy to\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZone 3 on the MFTC modified cold hardiness scale (-40°F). Grows in zones 3 to 9. A bare number means the whole of zone 3, colder half included. Find your zone with our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/cold-hardiness-calculator\"\u003ecold hardiness calculator\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMature size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43 to 47 ft tall in a shelterbelt, bigger on bottom ground\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePollination\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWind-pollinated. No second tree needed.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpacing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 to 18 ft apart in the row.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGood for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFast shade, tall row on moist or irrigated ground, river bottoms, early pollen for bees, tapping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDeer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSometimes damaged by deer.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDormant bare root seedlings, 25 plants to a bundle, or 20 to a bundle for 3 ft. and taller. Sizes: 6-10 in., 10-24 in., 2-3 ft. and 3 ft.+. Shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWholesale terms\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSold by the bundle. Mix any Farm \u0026amp; Ranch plants to reach a price break at 4, 12 and 24 bundles. 40 bundles or more, \u003ca href=\"mailto:office@montanafruittrees.com\"\u003eemail us for a quote\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilver maple is the fastest of the maples, a big tree with deeply cut leaves that are silver underneath. With water it gives shade in a hurry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOrigin \u0026amp; History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative to river bottoms from the eastern plains to the Atlantic, and planted on farmsteads across the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUses\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuick shade and tall shelter where there is moisture. The wood is soft and breaks in ice and wind, and it yellows on high pH soils, so keep it away from roofs and off dry alkaline ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarge, spreading tree, often multi-trunked, 45 ft and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpacing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant 12 to 18 ft apart. A bundle of 25 covers 300 to 450 ft of row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePollination\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWind-pollinated very early in spring, a first pollen source for bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCold hardiness\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe rate silver maple to zone 3, winters to -40°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow wholesale orders work\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBundles can't be split. Sizes under 3 ft. come 25 to a bundle, 3 ft. and taller come 20 to a bundle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice breaks count every Farm \u0026amp; Ranch bundle in your cart, any mix of plants. 4 bundles, 12 bundles and 24 bundles each drop the price on all of them. The discount shows up in your cart on its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd to your order any time before it ships. Same shipping address, and the bundles count together toward the next price break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo cancellations after February 1. Cancel part of an order before then and the rest is priced at the break it still earns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf we come up short on a plant, you keep the price break you paid for and we refund the bundles we couldn't send.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.montanafruittrees.com\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003edead plant guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e covers these the same as everything else we sell. A plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code for what you paid for it plus its share of the shipping. We can't break a bundle, so credit goes toward a future order, not loose replacement plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanting 40 bundles or more? \u003ca href=\"mailto:office@montanafruittrees.com\"\u003eEmail us\u003c\/a\u003e for a quote.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mft-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions we get about Silver Maple\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow cold hardy is Silver Maple?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe rate it hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow far apart do I plant Silver Maple?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 to 18 ft apart in a row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat arrives, and when does it ship?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDormant bare root seedlings by the bundle, roots packed in moist sawdust, shipped from Missoula, or picked up in Missoula, in spring 2027. Orders are paid in full at checkout. Our dead plant guarantee covers them: a plant that never leafs out its first season gets a credit code toward a future order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#777;margin-top:24px\"\u003ePhotos: “0 Acer saccharinum - Tervueren” by Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:0_Acer_saccharinum_-_Tervueren.JPG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eWikimedia Commons\u003c\/a\u003e, licensed \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"\u003eCC BY 3.0\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Montana Fruit Trees","offers":[{"title":"6-10 in. (25 plants)","offer_id":45959778697282,"sku":null,"price":173.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10-24 in. (25 plants)","offer_id":45959778730050,"sku":null,"price":191.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2-3 ft. 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