Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Perennial
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
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America
Types
Ash leaves maple, Acer negundo califormicum tehachapi, Acer negundo Flamingo
Perennials
Number of Varieties
340
0
40000
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Habitat
Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests, Shores of rivers or lakes, Terrestrial
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-82-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12 - 6
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
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,438.40 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,524.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow green, Dark Red
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Broadly Ovate
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Birds, Squirrels
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Runny nose, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Antiemetic
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, 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
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container
Botanical Name
ACER negundo
MELAMPODIUM divaricatum
Common Name
Ash-Leaved Maple, Boxelder
Butter Daisy, Melampodium
In Hindi
Boxelder tree
Melampodium
In German
Boxelder Baum
Melmpodiam
In French
arbre boxelder
Melmpodiam
In Spanish
árbol boxelder
Melmpodiam
In Greek
κουφοξυλιά δέντρο
Melmpodiam
In Portuguese
árvore Boxelder
Melmpodiam
In Polish
Boxelder drzewo
Melmpodiam
In Latin
Boxelder ligno
Melmpodiam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Asterales
Family
Aceraceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Acer
Melampodium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Millerieae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
1539
1
27800
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