Boxelder Manitoba Maple
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
30–50 ft
Spread
26 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun
Soil Drainage
Moist
Soil pH
adaptable (acidic to alkaline)
Water
Moderate
Drought Tolerance
Moderate to high
Hardiness
Zones 2a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
March to April
Fall Color
Brown, yellow
Origin
steams banks, lakes, and swamps
Watch for this season
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
Root Colonization Period
Wood DecayHigh
Wound Infection Window
AphidHigh
Peak Population & Dispersal
+ 9 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (17)
Kretzschmaria deusta Brittle Decay Multiple Basidiomycete fungi cause wood decay in trees Wood Decay Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Bigleaf Maple Decline (Bigleaf Maple Dieback) Phytophthora spp. (P Bleeding Canker Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Cryptostroma corticale Sooty Bark Disease Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Bacterial Leaf Spot and Dieback Multiple possible causes (see Disease Cycle section) Fasciation Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker Phyllosticta spp. Phyllosticta Leaf Spot Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Rhytisma punctatum Tar Spots Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt
Pests: Regionally Documented (13)
Boisea rubrolineata Western boxelder bug Aphidoidea Aphid Pulvinaria innumerabilis Cottony maple scale Vasates quadripedes Maple Bladdergall Mite Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Proteoteras aesculana Maple tip moth (Maple twig borer) Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Leucoma salicis Satin moth Frankliniella occidentalis Western flower thrips Proteoteras moffatiana Maple shoot moth
Cultivars (3)
'Flamingo'
Common name: Flamingo Boxelder; Mature height: 20 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 3
'Sensation'
Common name: Sensation Boxelder; Mature height: 45 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
'Variegatum'
Common name: Variegated Boxelder
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
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