| Common name: boxelder |
| Family: Aceraceae |
| Zone: 3-9 |
| Average size: 30' H x 25' W |
Identification:
- Opposite arrangement of stems and leaves
- Compound leaf with 3 and 5 leaflets
- Young stems are a vibrant green
- Numerous samara, persistent into winter
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| Notes: A maple native to the eastern United States and typically found along streams and rivers, although quite adaptable to a variety of soil types. This species produces an abundance of viable seed and can become a weed in the landscape. Seedlings sometimes resemble poison ivy. Soft wood and a number of insect and disease pests shorten the life of this species in the south. In northern climates the boxelder may become a handsome specimen. |
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