Boxelder

Common Spindle

About Boxelder and Common Spindle

Boxelder

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

315

0 40000

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Habitat

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-84-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-3

7-1

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,438.40 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,524.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Yellow green, Dark Red

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Brown

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Broadly Ovate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Birds, Squirrels

Birds

Allergy

Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidote, Antiemetic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Edible syrup, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Wood log is used in making fences

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER negundo

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder

European spindle

In Hindi

Boxelder tree

आम धुरी

In German

Boxelder Baum

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

arbre boxelder

axe commun

In Spanish

árbol boxelder

husillo Común

In Greek

κουφοξυλιά δέντρο

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

árvore Boxelder

eixo comum

In Polish

Boxelder drzewo

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Boxelder ligno

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Celastrales

Family

Aceraceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Acer

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1530

1 27800

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Properties of Boxelder and Common Spindle

Wondering what are the properties of Boxelder and Common Spindle? We provide you with everything About Boxelder and Common Spindle. Boxelder doesn't have thorns and Common Spindle doesn't have thorns. Also Boxelder does not have fragrant flowers. Boxelder has allergic reactions like Asthma, Runny nose and Skin irritation and Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma, Runny nose and Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Boxelder and Common Spindle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Boxelder and Common Spindle

Season and care of Boxelder and Common Spindle is important to know. While considering everything about Boxelder and Common Spindle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Boxelder season is Spring and Fall and Common Spindle season is Spring and Fall. The type of soil for Boxelder is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Boxelder is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Boxelder and Common Spindle Physical Information

Boxelder and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Boxelder height is 2,438.40 cm and width 1,524.00 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Boxelder and Common Spindle are as follows:

Boxelder flower color: Red, Yellow green and Dark Red
Boxelder leaf color: Green and Light Green
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Boxelder and Common Spindle

Care of Boxelder and Common Spindle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Boxelder pruning is done Prune every year, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Boxelder needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.