Boxelder

Acer negundo

Aceraceae (Maple Family)

▲▼ trees

▲▼ leaves

▲ fruit

▲▼  trunk and bark

▲▼ variegated leaf form

▲▼  seedlings

Location near campus:  in several alleyways in Phelps Grove neighborhood south of campus

Acer negundo:  Boxelder

• leaves pinnately compound (with 5 leaflets) or trifoliate, opposite, bright green (variegated on one cultivar)
• fast-growing native tree to about 3-40’ tall; fairly weak-wooded
• stems bright green for 1-2 years; bark light brown, furrowed with age
• prefers moist, well-drained soils—found often in riparian areas, but also tolerant of urban conditions and can be an urban weed tree
• not used much in landscaping, but can be kept if already present, if limitations are acceptable
• native to Missouri