Acer negundo 'AUREOMARGINATUM' ash-leaved maple, box elder
size/type
medium-sized shrub,medium-sized shrub
usual height
3-7m
usual width
2-4m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
2 (down to -45°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Shapes and colours are usually the key features of Japanese maples. But there are other maples, too, that can offer other than green colour plus various leaf shapes. And on top of that they grow much faster.This is ash-leaved maple, also called box elder. Aureovariegatum is a cultivar with deciduous, pinnate leaves, composed of 3-7 individual leaflets with mid green centres and rich yellow-green margins. In the nursery trade you can get shrub forms as well as half-standards and also standard trees, all of which show a dense habit and plentiful of colourful foliage to admire.
Ash-leaved maple is a fast grower which can be pruned to achieve dense plants in smaller sizes or left to its own devices and you can be assured that it will develop a nice shape naturally once established. It can take almost any well-drained soil but prefers constant moisture. Grow it in full sun or a very light shade. Very hardy to approx. -45°C (USDA zone 2).
Last update 08-02-2011
