Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
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, Asia
Types
Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
35
0
40000
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Habitat
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
8 - 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
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,438.40 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,524.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow green, Dark Red
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds, Squirrels
Insects
Allergy
Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Antiemetic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, 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
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ACER negundo
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
Boxelder tree
hairy vetch
In German
Boxelder Baum
Zottelwicke
In French
arbre boxelder
vesce velue
In Spanish
árbol boxelder
veza
In Greek
κουφοξυλιά δέντρο
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
árvore Boxelder
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
Boxelder drzewo
owłosione wyki
In Latin
Boxelder ligno
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Fabales
Family
Aceraceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Acer
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
15140
1
27800
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