Tree 15-20 m tall. Leaves 8-15 cm wide, with 5 deep lobes that have widely separated teeth towards the tip, silvery below. Central 3 lobes each further divided into 3. Colouring yellow in autumn. Leaf stalks long. Flowers yellow, appearing well before the leaves. Fruit 3-5 cm long with widely spread wings.
N America.
VIC: Emerald (Nobelius Heritage Nsy Site, by office, c.14 m tall in 1990); S Yarra (Domain, opposite entrance to Royal Bot. Gds nsy yard). ACT: Canberra (Canadian High Commission, ptd April 1969 by the Right Hon. Lester Bowies Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada 1963-68, another tree ptd 18 May 1970 by the Right Hon. Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada 1968-79, 1980-84).
Source: (2002). Aceraceae. In: . Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.
Upright Silver Maple. Growth habit columnar. Leaves possibly more deeply cut than the species and more pointed, with the margins often turned upwards. Listed for Spaeth Nsy, Germany, in the late 19th century. Syn. 'Fastigiatum'.
