Boxelder

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