Manitoba Maple vs Blue Beech - TreeTime.ca

Manitoba Maple vs Blue Beech

Carpinus caroliniana

Acer negundo

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Blue Beech
Manitoba Maple

Blue Beech is a beautiful, ornamental tree with enticing features. The foliage transforms throughout the season, offering a kaleidoscope of color. New leaves emerge reddish-purple, transforming to dark green, and then turn striking shades of yellow, orange, and red in fall. Once all the foliage has dropped, grooved, blue-grey bark becomes striking on a winter landscape.

Blue Beech has an attractive globular shape and has been successfully grown in both full shade and full sun locations. Make sure you provide ample moisture to ensure this tree thrives.

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.

Blue Beech Quick Facts

Manitoba Maple Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Light: any
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: yellow to orange
Flowers: white
Nuts: Small nuts with earthy, sweet taste
Seeds: winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: yes
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON, QC
Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON
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