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Boxelder (Acer negundo)

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    Credit: Cillas | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Me | Ik nam deze foto bij kwekerij esveld.This photo or other media was taken with permission on location: kwekerij esveldThe permission was obtained on the condition that the location was specificed on upload. This condition does not apply to subsequent publications of the media, and poses no additional restriction on modification or distribution as detailed in the license.Mentioning this location when the image is used in a wikipedia article, or elsewhere, is encouraged but not obligatory. | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 498. | USDA | License: PD USDA
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 498. | USDA | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: U.S. Geological Survey | Digital representation of "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. [1] | License: PD USGS
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database | USDA | License: PD USDA
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Herman, D.E. et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Admin., Bismarck, ND. | USDA | License: PD USDA
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 GFDL
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD Old
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: Wouter Hagens | Own work | License: PD USDA
  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
    Credit: User Magnus Manske on en.wikipedia | Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is (was) here14:01, 17 March 2004 Magnus Manske 286x665 (51,467 bytes) (From [http://www.sru.edu/depts/cisba/compsci/dailey/217students/pxh3055/WebProject/garden.html], in the [[:en:public domain]]) | License: PD tag needs updating
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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  • Boxelder (Acer Negundo) https://www.sagebud.com/boxelder-acer-negundo
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Acer Negundo, or more commonly know as Boxelder, is a tree with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Acer. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 60 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during early spring and is tolerant of shade. Acer Negundo or Boxelder's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Acer
  • Family: Aceraceae
  • Order: Sapindales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: N'EAST
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC FACW
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC+) 2(FACW) 3(FACW-) 4(FAC) 5(FAC) 6(FACW-) 7(FACW-) 8(FACW*) 9(FAC+) 0(FACW)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • Allelopath: No
  • C:N Ratio: High
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Coarse
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Multiple Stem
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 35
  • Height Mature (feet): 60
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Short
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: Yes
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: None
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: High
  • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
  • Drought Tolerance: High
  • Fertility Requirement: Medium
  • Fire Tolerance: Low
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 100
  • Hedge Tolerance: None
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 5.2
  • pH (Maximum): 7
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1200
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 17
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 60
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 40
  • Salinity Tolerance: Medium
  • Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): -43
  • Bloom Period: Early Spring
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 11360
  • Seed Spread Rate: Slow
  • Seedling Vigor: Low
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: Slow





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