Acer negundo

boxelder

Silviculture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual,  USFS)  

Fire Effects On
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From Virginia Tech w/Photos
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North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry) 

The Great American Hardwood Forest
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Recent Champion: 110' height, 127' spread, 214" circumf., Washtenaw County, Michigan
National Register of Big Trees

Boxelder Images
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Buy a Boxelder Online
(Nurseries selling seedlings online)

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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