Acer negundo/Boxelder


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Scientific Name: Acer negundo
Common Name: Boxelder
Plant Type: Deciduous
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Determine Your Zone
Height: 30-50 feet
Spread: 30 - 40 feet
Fruit present: Fall
Light Exposure: Sun
Drainage: Well drained, Moist, Wet
Rate of Growth: Fast
Water Requirement: High
Maintenance Level: Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments: Produces large quantities of seeds and spreads by these easily. Sometimes considered a trash tree, but does extremely well in a wide range of soil conditions from quite wet to dry. Grows very fast to make a shade tree in places were many other trees will not grow. Leaves look something like poison ivy.