Acer negundo
box-elder, ash-leaf maple
Sapindaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
30-70 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Pinkish, not showy
Fruit Color:
green,brown
Phenology:
deciduous. Flowers in late winter. Fruits ripen in spring.
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Its twisting shape makes it an interesting specimen tree.
Considerations:
Fast growing, fairly weak hence somewhat prone to breaking.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Mammals
Attracts pollinators, particularly native bees. Larval host for Cecropia silkmoth ( Hyalophora cecropia ).
Squirrels and other rodents eat the seeds.
Native Habitats:
Found naturally in floodplains. Has become widely established in ruderal settings.
