Manitoba Maple vs Slough Grass - TreeTime.ca

Manitoba Maple vs Slough Grass

Acer negundo

Beckmannia syzigachne

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Manitoba Maple
Slough Grass

Manitoba Maple is a fast growing tree with great fall color. These trees are typically grown as feature or shade trees on larger properties and acreages. Manitoba maples are cold hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil moisture conditions.

Note that Manitoba Maple is considered toxic to horses.

Slough Grass is a hardy grass that will happily grow in any wet soil. It is usually found near water and is common haymaking material or forage.

Slough Grass is also useful for erosion control and land reclamation.

Manitoba Maple Quick Facts

Slough Grass Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: wet
Light: any
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellowish, green
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: ash maple, ashleaf maple, black ash, box elder, boxelder maple, california boxelder, cut-leaved maple, cutleaf maple, elf maple, negundo maple, red river maple, stinking ash, sugar ash, three-leaved maple, western boxelder
Other Names: sloughgrass, western slough grass