Acer negundo

 

CLASSIFICATION Deciduous broadleaf

HABIT/SIZE Large tree 30 to 50 feet tall

LEAVES Pinnately compound with three to five (sometimes seven) long and pointed leaflets; opposite; six to eight inches long; irregularly toothed; resemble green ash

FLOWER Dioecious with male and female flowers occurring on separate trees; female flowers are yellowish to greenish pendulous clusters (racemes)

FRUIT/SEED/CONE Fruits only on female trees; pairs of winged seeds (samaras) hanging in clusters; persistent into winter

BARK Brown with surface ridges in maturity; younger branches have waxy layer

 

Close up photo of dark green leaflet with light green winged seeds hanging in a cluster     

A multiple stem trunk with burls covering the lower part of the stems.

Large bright green shruggy tree with branches low to the ground.