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 ...

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 ...

Boxelder bugs prefer feeding on the seeds of a species of maple called boxelder (Acer negundo), but they also may feed on the ...

There are no box elder trees on our property or anywhere else in the neighborhood as far as I know, but box elder (Acer negundo) is a member of the maple (Acer) genus and the bugs will hang out ...

Boxelder bugs lay rust-colored eggs on female boxelder trees (Acer negundo) in spring and again in late summer. The small nymphs hatch from the eggs in about two weeks; they are bright red in color.

Good question! Box elder (Acer negundo) is a true inhabitant of the Nature Coast in Florida, generally growing within 50 miles of the Gulf, from Apalachicola Bay down to Hernando County.

Box elder (Acer negundo), a fast-growing tree native to North America, is a kind of maple, though it doesn’t have the deeply lobed leaves we think of as maple leaves. It produces many seeds ...

Boxelders are a species of soft maple tree, Acer negundo. The trees are common and somewhat weedy. They are fast growing, short-lived and weak wooded, so are rarely planted around buildings on ...

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"I mourn the passing of the noblest box elder (Acer negundo) I ever came to know," he wrote. "This tree was a particularly good storyteller, as it evoked conversations about the changes it would ...

Object Details Description 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 ...