Acer negundo

Aceraceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Small/Medium Tree (Understory)

30 - 60ft

30 - 60ft

Green, Yellow

Winged; Brown

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Moist, Wet

April - May

yellow, red

grows best in lowland sites along rivers, streams, ponds, and seasonally flooded areas; tolerates a variety of soil types

brittle wood; thicket-forming; Sometimes planted as a fast-growing, short lived shade tree; squirrels and songbirds eat the seeds