Acer negundo

Eastern Boxelder, Ash-leaved Maple

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Family: Sapindaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - May

Eastern Boxelder is dioecious (separate "male" and "female" trees) and has compound leaves with typically 3-5 leaflets.

Note the individual leaflet shape is similar to Poison Ivy, which can cause some confusion when the tree is young or its unclear whether a vine or branch is hanging in your face. The two can easily be differentiated by noting that Boxelder opposite compound leaves with 3-5 leaflets, whereas Poison Ivy has alternate compound leaves with only 3 leaflets.




20 June 2014
Manassas National Battlefield Park
18 April 2014
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park, Carderock, MD
(male specimen with flowers)
5 July 2014
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Leesburg, VA
(female specimen showing samaras)
 




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