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Acer negundo 'Sensation'
Purple Stick Box Elder
Notes

Uses: A fast growing and compact cultivar for use as a shade tree or wind-break. This cultivar is claimed to have a better branch structure and a richer autumn colour than the Acer negundo
Note: Sterile - a male clone that does not produce fruit clusters.
Caution: As with all deciduous species consideration must be given to planting in locations where litter will not reach waterways.
Note: These trees and shrubs are listed in Regulation 24.3 under the Sewerage Act and may be planted in any street or road in any drainage area not closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer main or connection. In home gardens, too, they should not be planted closer than 3.5 metres to any sewer pipe,
Note: Fire retardant plant as per SA Country Fire Service, contact for further information.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval_d Oval
  • Height 12-14m
  • Spread 7-9m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Aceraceae
  • Botanical Name Acer negundo 'Sensation'
  • Common Name Purple Stick Box Elder
  • Origin North America
  • Habit Upright, Rounded
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Sand, Loam, Clay
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost, Fire, Pollution
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Green
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Insignificant
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Deciduous
  • Seasonal Colour Autumn
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Tall Tree (Usually exceeds 10m)