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Box elder

Acer negundo

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Tree
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades native riparian vegetation.

Description

  • Deciduous tree with spreading branches.
  • Twigs green, later developing grey bark.
  • Leaves in opposite pairs, pinnate with 3-7 leaflets.
  • Flowers tiny, green, without petals.
  • Female trees produce pairs of winged, one-seeded fruits.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Eyre Peninsula
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Green Adelaide
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Hills and Fleurieu
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Kangaroo Island
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Limestone Coast
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Murraylands and Riverland
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Northern and Yorke
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

South Australian Arid Lands
Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

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Control advice

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Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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