Planted: 2007

This tree can be found at the eastern end of the Grass Path, on the south side.

Native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

A subspecies of Acer negundo Boxelder Maple.

Purchased from Pan-Global Plants, Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire.

Male and female flowers on separate trees, followed by winged fruits on female trees.

Introduced circa 1890.

A protein present in the seeds has been identified as a major risk factor for, and possibly the cause of, a disease in horses, seasonal pasture myopathy (SPM); an equine neurological disease.

Pollen, released in Spring is a severe allergen.