Box Elder
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Box ElderAcer negundo L.
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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
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Shape, Form, TypeMedium sized tree to 60 feet, typically with
random form and multiple trunks.
FIGURE 1
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BarkThin, gray to light brown, with shallow
interlacing ridges; young bark is generally warty.
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TwigGreenish purple, moderately stout, with
narrow leaf scars, meeting in raised points.
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LeafOpposite, pinnately compound.3-5 leaves, but sometimes 72-4 inches longLobedLight green at top but gets paler at bottom
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Bud
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FlowerDioecious; yellowish green, in drooping
racemes; appearing in spring.
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Fruit1 to 1 and ½ inches longDrooping clustersLight tan when ripe in the fall, lasting
through the winterV-shape
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Habitat and RangePrefers 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.
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Range cont’d
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UsesAlthough 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.
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ReferencesText citation:Tree tropics. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.treetopics.com/rhus_glabra/gallery1.htmVanderbilt. (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
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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