Acer negundo
Box-elder, Ash-leaf Maple
Sapindaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 30-70 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow,NA | |
Fruit Color: | Green,brown | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Fast growing tree, useful for wildlife and bird cover. Its twisting shape makes it an interesting specimen tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Fast growing, fairly weak hence somewhat prone to breaking. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | 5 - 7 |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Birds and other wildlife consume seeds. | |
Insects: | Attracts pollinators, particularly native bees. Larval host for Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia). | |
Native Habitats: | Found naturally in floodplains. Has become widely established in ruderal settings. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures