Box Elder - Herrin High School
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Acer negundo L.
Classification
Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta
– Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed
plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass – Rosidae
Order – Sapindales
Genus Acer L. – maple
Species Acer negundo L. – boxelder
Shape, Form, Type
Medium sized tree to 60 feet, typically with random
form and multiple trunks.
FIGURE 1
Bark
Thin, gray to light brown, with shallow interlacing
ridges; young bark is generally warty.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
Twig
Greenish purple, moderately stout, with narrow leaf
scars, meeting in raised points.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
Leaf
Opposite, pinnately compound.
3-5 leaves, but sometimes 7
2-4 inches long
Lobed
FIGURE 6
Light green at top but gets paler at bottom
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
Bud
Flower
Dioecious; yellowish green, in drooping racemes;
appearing in spring.
FIGURE 10
FIGURE 9
Fruit
1 to 1 and ½ inches long
Drooping clusters
Light tan when ripe in the fall, lasting through the
winter
V-shape
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12
Habitat and Range
Prefers bright sunlight.
It often grows on flood plains and other areas with
plenty of water supply.
It grows around houses and in hedges, as well as on
ground and vacant lots.
Range cont’d
FIGURE 13
Uses
Although its light, and soft wood is considered
undesirable for most uses, this tree has been
considered as source of wood fiber, for use in
fiberboard.
References
Text citation:
Tree tropics. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
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Vanderbilt. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/rhgl.htm
Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet
.cfm?ID=80
Illionois wild flowers. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sm_sumac.htm
Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2
Figures 1-12:
Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus
/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Figure 13:
Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2