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§1 Plant

Acer negundo L.

vernacular boxelder — species · Aceraceae

USDA
ACNE2
GBIF
3189866
Rank
species
boxelder (Acer negundo)
Platephotograph · thewindcriesmaryCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Aceraceae Juss.
Genus
Acer
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,863 counties across 48 states/territories
Legend Native · 1863 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
Medium
Anaerobic
Medium
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-46 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
15–75 in/yr
pH range
5–7.8
Root depth
40 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Multiple Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
60 ft
Height @ 20 y
35 ft
Foliage texture
Coarse
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Early Spring
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
11,360
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
Yes
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,863 counties across 48 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 52 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 75 N ▾
California view state ↗ 36 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 21 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 2 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 27 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 23 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 102 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 72 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 24 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 88 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 116 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 56 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 48 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 71 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 44 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 108 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 39 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 34 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 39 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 33 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 88 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 63 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 54 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 52 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 61 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 27 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 91 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 8 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 41 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 58 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 16 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ACNE2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/3189866 ↗

Record version

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