Boxelder

Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 40 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: Yes

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Boxelder: Abagrotis barnesi, Abagrotis orbis, Abagrotis reedi, Acleris negundana, Acronicta americana, Acronicta sperata sperata, Adoxophyes negundana, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacampsis niveopulvella, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila, Archips negundana, Archips semiferanus, Automeris io io, Biston betularia cognataria, Caloptilia alnivorella, Caloptilia negundella, Campaea perlata, Chionodes negundella, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Clepsis persicana, Colocasia propinquilinea, Crocigrapha normani, Datana ministra, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Elaphria festivoides, Ennomos magnaria, Erannis tiliaria, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eupsilia vinulenta, Euxoa tessellata, Glena cognataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Haploa lecontei, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hyphantria cunae, Iridopsis larvaria, Laetilia coccidivora, Lithophane antennata, Lithophane bethunei, Lithophane georgii, Lithophane grotei, Lithophane hemina, Lithophane laticinerea, Lophocampa caryae, Lophocampa maculata, Lymantria dispar, Malacosoma disstria, Melanolophia canadaria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Oiketicus abbotii, Oligocentria lignicolor, Operophtera bruceata, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leuschneri, Orgyia leuschneri leuschneri, Orgyia leuschneri ringd, Orthosia hibisci, Orthotaenia undulana, Paleacrita vernata, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis limitata, Papaipema cataphracta, Peridroma saucia, Pero morrisonaria, Phigalia titea, Prionoxystus robiniae, Proteoteras aesculana, Proteoteras arizonae, Proteoteras crescentana, Proteoteras willingana, Sabulodes caberata, Satyrium calanus, Schizura ipomoeae, Semiothisa aemulataria, Spaelotis clandestina, Sparganothis pettitana, Spilosoma vestalis, Stigmella apicialbella, Xylena cineritia, Zale duplicata largera