Acer negundo
boxelder
Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, USFS)
From Virginia Tech w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American Hardwood Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Recent Champion: 110' height, 127' spread, 214" circumf., Washtenaw County, Michigan
National Register of Big Trees
BoxelderImages
(courtesy of ForestryImages.org)
Range Map
-The native range of boxelder, USFS.
Quick Stats
Common Names: ashleaf maple, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple, California boxelder
Habitat: It grows best on better-drained, moist alluvial soils but tolerates many conditions
Description: The most widespread and best known of the maples
Uses: Greatest value may be in shelterbelt and street plantings in the Great Plains and the West, where it is used because of its drought and cold tolerance
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