Box ElderAcer negundo L.

Classification Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom

Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass – Rosidae Order – Sapindales Genus Acer L. – maple Species Acer negundo L. – boxelder

Shape, Form, TypeMedium sized tree to 60 feet, typically with

random form and multiple trunks. 

FIGURE 1

BarkThin, gray to light brown, with shallow

interlacing ridges; young bark is generally warty.

FIGURE 2FIGURE 3

TwigGreenish purple, moderately stout, with

narrow leaf scars, meeting in raised points.

FIGURE 4FIGURE 5

LeafOpposite, pinnately compound.3-5 leaves, but sometimes 72-4 inches longLobedLight green at top but gets paler at bottom

FIGURE 6

FIGURE 7 FIGURE

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Bud

FlowerDioecious; yellowish green, in drooping

racemes; appearing in spring.

FIGURE 9

FIGURE 10

Fruit1 to 1 and ½ inches longDrooping clustersLight tan when ripe in the fall, lasting

through the winterV-shape

FIGURE 11FIGURE 12

Habitat and RangePrefers bright sunlight. It often grows on flood plains and other areas

with plenty of water supply.It grows around houses and in hedges, as

well as on ground and vacant lots.

Range cont’d

FIGURE 13

UsesAlthough its light, and soft wood is

considered undesirable for most uses, this tree has been considered as source of wood fiber, for use in fiberboard.

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