Acer negundo 'Flamingo'

Upright, slow-growing tree with vivid, carmine-pink and green spring leaves, changing to white and green in summer before turning red in autumn. Ideal for smaller gardens. Produces small, yellow-green flowers in early to mid-spring. Intolerant of shade and strong winds. A seedless male clone. Tolerates air pollution, drought, and occasionally water-logged soils once established. Cold hardy.

Exotic

Deciduous

Tolerates heavy rainfall

Tolerates light frosts

Tolerates heavy frosts

Tolerates drought

Clay soils

Sandy soils

Dry soils

Full sun

Attracts bees

Small garden

Family: Sapindaceae, soapberry family, a family of flowering plants.

Genus: Acer, ācer (Latin, adjective), meaning 'sharp', in reference to the pointed leaves. Commonly known as maple, a genus of various trees and shrubs.

Species: Acer negundo, negundo (Latin, noun), derived from the Sanskrit name for Vitex negundo, nirguṇḍī. Vitex negundo has similar leaves to Acer negundo.

Cultivar: Acer negundo 'Flamingo'

Common Name: Box Elder

Description: Upright, slow-growing tree with vivid, carmine-pink and green spring leaves, changing to white and green in summer before turning red in autumn. Ideal for smaller gardens. Produces small, yellow-green flowers in early to mid-spring. Intolerant of shade and strong winds. A seedless male clone. Tolerates air pollution, drought, and occasionally water-logged soils once established. Cold hardy.

Height: 4m

Width: 3m

Uses: Attracts bees, Small garden

Tolerates: Heavy rainfall, Light frosts, Heavy frosts, Drought

Soil Type: Clay soils, Sandy soils, Dry soils

Sun and Shade: Full sun

Winter Foliage: Deciduous

Origin: Exotic

Foliage:

• Summer: Green, White

• Autumn: Red

• Winter: None

• Spring: Pink, Green

Flowers:

• Summer: None

• Autumn: None

• Winter: None

• Spring: Yellow, Green