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.

Any healthy tree more than 11 inches in diameter from the Acer family will do: sugar maple, black maple, red maple, silver maple — even a box elder, which are maples, too.

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 ...

Because it is breakage-prone, grows fast, spreads easily, and can become a nuisance “weed” tree, boxelder's name is often preceded by a few choice words not suitable to print.

August 4, 2021 ID That Tree: Boxelder Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Strengthening lives and livelihoods. Purdue University - Extension ... Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee ...

Box elders feed on box elder, maple and ash trees but not to the point of causing significant damage, Glowacki said. They also are mainly a nuisance, ...