Box Elder ID

Here are some photos of Box elder maple that are instructive in IDing the tree.

This is the bark of a youngish tree. Notice the green twig to the left. Box elder is the only maple with green twigs.

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This photo of seeds is instructive in that the wings of the seeds come closer together than other maples. Other maples seeds are further spread apart.

I found these photos in a bottom land area where I was looking for good photos of tree bark of trees that thrive here.

One thing to remember is that Box elder will thrive in areas that flood often. The ground I was walking on to get these photos was flooded 2 years ago. My guess was the time under water was about a month. The depth was from knee deep to chest deep.