Acer saccharinum , commonly known as silver maple , creek maple , silverleaf maple , soft maple , water maple , swamp maple , or white maple -- is a species of maple native to eastern North America in the eastern United States and Canada .
Acer saccharinum , known as the silver maple ( also occasionally the creek maple , river maple , silverleaf maple , soft maple , water maple , or white maple ) , is a species of maple native to eastern North America in the eastern United States and adjacent parts of southeast Canada .