Acer saccharinum

This piece is 4.5” tall and 4” in diameter.

These are fast growing, relatively short lived trees with a common growing period of about 60-80 years. Very old Silver Maples can reach a couple hundred years old when the conditions are just right. I love working with this wood because of the radical variety in grain and color that exists within trees of this species. This piece has a fun shape, a nice finish and you can also see light evidence of spalting in this piece.