Georgia Coastal Plain Native Plants
for Conservation Landscaping and Wildlife Habitat

boxelder - Acer negundo

Synonyms: ash-leaf maple,

USDA Plant Code: ACNE2 Light Requirement: full sun Soil Moisture: medium/moist Height: 35-50 feet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: tree, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: yes

Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: yes All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: no Rain Garden: no Bloom Color: yellow/brown Bloom Period: spring Fragrant: no

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Tree(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Leaf scars and buds Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Flowering boxelder, May 5, 2008   Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Fall Color Tom DeGomez, University of Arizona, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Shoots around the base is a commonly seen feature in box elders. Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Invading a field in Poland Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Barbara Tokarska-Guzik, University of Silesia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); in flower Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); in flower Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Flower(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Fruit(s); Jan Samanek, Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Bark; Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Sapling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Sapling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Sapling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Sapling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Sapling(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); habitat Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Tree(s); habitat; flower Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Tree(s); crown; fruit Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); samaras - winged fruit Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); samaras - winged fruits Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); samaras - winged fruits Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage
Foliage; Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Foliage; Leaves emerging from bud.  Photograph taken May 5, 2008   Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage	Seed(s); Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage

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