Acer negundo, or the boxelder maple, is the only maple with divided leaves. Its three to seven light green leaflets have a similar appearance to some ash trees, giving it one of its other common names ...

Maple trees are classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae.The word Acer is derived from a Latin word meaning "sharp," and the name refers to the characteristic points on the leaf lobes ...

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There is a common native tree that helps wildlife survive winter by providing both food and shelter. That tree is the humble box elder, Acer negundo. Even though they are a type of maple, box ...

They include the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), silver maple (Acer saccharinum) and box elder (Acer negundo). We are simply too far south for the sugar maple to do well.