Horticultural Value.—Hardy throughout New England; flourishes best in moist soil near running water or on rocky slopes, but accommodates itself to almost any situation; easily transplanted. Plants of the same age are apt to vary so much in size and habit as to make them unsuitable for street planting.
An attractive tree when young, especially when laden with fruit in the fall. There are several horticultural varieties with colored foliage, some of which are occasionally offered in nurseries. A western form, having the new growth covered with a glaucous bloom, is said to be longer-lived and more healthy than the type.
Plate LXXVII.—Acer Negundo.
| 1. Winter buds. |
| 2. Branch with sterile flowers. |
| 3. Sterile flower. |
| 4. Branch with fertile flowers. |
| 5. Fertile flower. |
| 6. Fruiting branch. |