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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15 to 32 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves emerge coppery-green shades in spring, mature to green in summer and turn to golden yellow in fall.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Reddish-violet
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Boxelder Maple
  • Boxelder
  • Maple

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Location: Invercargill, New Zealand
Date: 2021-08-30
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