Manitoba Maple

Manitoba Maple

Manitoba Maple, also known as Box Elder or Ashleaf Maple Acer negundo has leaves that are divided into 3 to 7 leaflets and it is the only one of the ten Canadian species of maple that has compound (divided) leaves. The tree is a rather untidy shape branching near the ground and producing crooked limbs and an uneven mass of foliage. A tree bears either male or female flowers which have no petals and grow in loose clusters. The fruit is a pair of seeds each with a papery wing. [CH] {NT}