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SPECIMEN TREES ON THE EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS: A WALKING TOUR

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35. Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) is often planted as an ornamental because of its rapid growth. This tree has a justly deserved poor reputation, for it invades and clogs sewer lines, and its weak branches commonly break during severe windstorms.
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Detail images courtesy UConn Plant database
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