Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Boxelder trees, also known as ash-leaved maples, are one of the most common ...

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 elder ...

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. But the ...

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 and a love of shade. But one ...