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SEP 2 1 1914 



Division of Forestry 

 University of California 



Issued April 29, 1907. 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



FOREST SERVICE CIRCULAR 86. 

 GIFFORD PINCHOT, Forester. 



FOREST PLANTING LEAFLET. 



BOXELDER (Acer negundo). 



FORM AND SIZE. 



The boxelder is a small tree, often characterized by a crooked stem 

 which divides at a short distance from the ground into several stout, 

 widespreading branches, forming a large, round crown. In dense 

 stands a single upright trunk is produced, although the clear length 

 is usually short and perfectly straight stems are rare. The average 

 height attained by boxelder is from 40 to 60 feet, with a diameter of 

 from 1 to 2 feet. 



RANGE. 



The boxelder is among the most widely distributed of American 

 trees. East of the Appalachian Range it is found in small numbers 

 from Vermont and Ontario to Florida; it is more abundant from 

 Manitoba and the Allegheny Mountains to the foothills of the 

 Rockies, extending southward to western Texas and Arizona. In 

 California it reappears as a distinct variety. The boxelder is most 

 common in valleys and along bluffs overlooking water courses in the 

 Mississippi Basin and makes the best development in the valley of 

 the lower Ohio River. It seldom occurs as the ruling species, but 

 usually as scattered individuals or in groups among other hard- 

 woods. The trees with which it is most commonly associated are 

 white elm, hackberry, silver maple, black walnut, green ash, and 

 Kentucky coffeetree. 



The range of the boxelder has been considerably increased by 

 planting and has been made to include most of the New England 

 States, while in the West it has been successfully introduced into 

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