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