Melinda Myers

Boxelder

Botanical Name

Acer negundo

Min Zone

2

Max Zone

9

Height

30 to 50 feet

Width

30 to 50 feet

Flowers

March thru April: yellow-green, not effective

Fruit

Samaras with pair set at narrow angle, profuse and persistent

Light

Sun to shade

Soil

Adaptable to any conditions

Planting & Care

• Easy to transplant

Problems

Weak wooded, short-lived tree, can be invasive, boxelder bugs

Varieties

• Flamingo - variegated leaves of creamy white and grean that emerge bright pink in spring, 20 by 15 feet, Zone 5
• Kelly's Gold - bright gold leaves
• Sensation - better structure, brilliant red fall color, 30 by 25 feet, Zone 5