Acer negundo Box elder (Aceraceae) Deciduous tree

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Acer negundo
Box elder
Deciduous tree
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The Acer negundo plant species is found in N. America - Nova Scotia to Florida, west to California and Manitoba. It is a member of the Aceraceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Box elder.

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Latin Name:  Acer negundo
Common Name:  Box elder
Family:  Aceraceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  21   Mature Width:  8

Habitat:  Found in a variety of soil types, growing best in lowland sites along rivers, streams, ponds or seasonally flooded flats[229].

General Uses: The leaves are packed around apples, rootcrops etc to help preserve them[18, 20]. A fairly wind-tolerant tree, it can be used in mixed plantings as a part of shelterbelt plantings[200]. Wood - soft, weak, light, close grained. It weighs 27lb per cubic foot[235]. Of little commercial value, it is used for boxes, cheap furniture, pulp, fuel etc[46, 61, 82, 149, 229]. Large trunk burls or knots have been used to make drums[257].

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