Moorhead - The box elder may be the Rodney Dangerfield of the tree world. Dismissed for its irregular form, weak wood and association with box elder bugs, the lowly tree gets no respect.

There is a common native tree that helps wildlife survive winter by providing both food and shelter. That tree is the humble box elder, Acer negundo. Even though they are a type of maple, box ...

The boxelder (Acer negundo) also goes by ashleaf maple, Manitoba maple, and poison ivy tree. It's a member of the plant family Aceraceae. Although considered a "maple outcast" by many, ...

One of the timeless commandments of the plains is that ye shall not cut down a living tree, and I obey this dictate both out of respect to open-country homesteaders Andrew McKean: Box elder tree ...

Among deciduous trees and for fall color, it's hard to beat the maples. The box elder, by the way, is a maple. Acer rubrum is the botanical name for maples commonly called Red, Scarlet or Swamp.

Mitch Thompson of the ND Forest Service teaches readers about how to collect sap from boxelder trees. He writes, the "syrup has a very delicious and sweet taste, much like regular natural maple ...

They also occasionally feed off of the male box elder trees and maple, ash, and fruit trees when they need to. They have mouth parts that can pierce these trees and reach their food — the tree ...

Box elder bugs are a small, noninvasive pest known to inhabit any areas where box elder maple trees are found. These little bugs are particularly adept at squirming their way inside homes and ...

Box elders feed on tree seeds. They have their favourites and namesakes: box elder and Manitoba maple trees, but are also known to chow down on some ash. ...