Acer negundo Aceraceae Leaves are compound with 3-9 leaflets, opposite, and deciduous. Boxelder is the only pinnately compound US maple. Twigs are green to purplish-green with white fuzzy lateral buds. Leaf scars are V-shaped. Bark is gray-brown and grooved.
Fruit is a double samara that matures in fall.
Intolerant of shade. Click on photo to enlarge. All text and photographs are intended for educational purposes only and are not for commercial use in any form. 1999, all rights reserved. Photographs by Mike Hogan.