Boxelder
Though boxelder is indeed a true maple, most tree books and field guides are quick to point out that is the “poor relation” of the family and is unlike its stately relatives in almost every regard. The wood- of which there is little, for the tree is short-boled- is spoken of with outright contempt: soft, weak and lightweight, it is useful, according to one book, only for “cheap furniture and easily broken toys.” In the yard, the weak, brittle branches break and fall to the ground after every storm.
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