Box Elder - Acer negundo

A spreading small (up to 20m) fast growing deciduous tree. Small yellow/green flowers appear early in Spring hanging on racemes. Foliage is light green with serrated margins and changes to yellow in Autumn. Box Elders often have numerous trunks with smooth branches and brown/grey ridgid bark. Young growth is tinged with a purplish/pink colour. This tree grows in a range of soil types and tolerates drought and cool weather. Suitable for screens and specimen trees in parks.