Acer negundo
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| - | [[Image:Acer negundo09.JPG|thumb|Acer nedundo]] | + | [[Image:Acer negundo09.JPG|thumb|Acer negundo]] |
| - | [[Image:acer_negundo2.jpg|thumb|Acer nedundo]] | + | [[Image:acer_negundo2.jpg|thumb|Acer negundo]] |
| - | [[Image:Acer negundo06.JPG|thumb|Acer negundo var. californicum in flower]] | + | [[Image:Acer negundo06.JPG|thumb|Acer negundo in flower]] |
| - | <h3>'''Botanical Name:''' ''Acer negundo var. californicum''<br> | + | <h3>'''Botanical Name:''' ''Acer negundo''<br> |
| '''Common Name:''' Box elder</h3> | '''Common Name:''' Box elder</h3> | ||
| :Good fall color. Highly recommended for ornamental value or quick shade. Requires moderate summer watering. Tolerates wind and drought once established. | :Good fall color. Highly recommended for ornamental value or quick shade. Requires moderate summer watering. Tolerates wind and drought once established. | ||
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Botanical Name: Acer negundo
Common Name: Box elder
- Good fall color. Highly recommended for ornamental value or quick shade. Requires moderate summer watering. Tolerates wind and drought once established.
- Plant Family: Aceraceae
- Plant Type: Tree
- Height by Width: 30-80' H x 15' W
- Growth Habit: Upright with broad crown
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Winter deciduous
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full to part sun
- Soil Preference: Adaptable
- Water Requirements: Moderate to regular
- Cold Hardy to: -20 degrees F
- Flower Season: Winter/Spring
- Flower Color: Pink
- Endangered?: Not listed
- Distribution: Throughout California Floristic Province
- Natural Habitat: Streamsides, bottomlands.Elevation: below 5000'
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Introduced into cultivation in California by Theodore Payne.
- From California Native Plants, Theodore Payne's 1941 catalog: "A deciduous tree of very rapid growth, forming a dense symmetrical crown. The spreading habit of the tree makes it very desirable for shade in the garden and it is ideally suited for street or highway planting. Gallon cans, 50c; 5 gallon cans, $1.75. Bare roots December to march. Large branched specimens, $2.50 to $5.00."
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