First, unlike slow-growing hardwood trees like oaks or hickories, box elder’s wood is brittle and weak due to its fast growth habit. Weak wood results in weak branches that frequently end up ...

Any advice? Jim Springer, Flushing A.: Your Dad was right, probably about many things, but certainly about the box elder being a trash tree. Its wood is brittle so there is a constant mess of ...

The tree is susceptible to breakage that can occur either at the crotch due to poor collar formation or where the wood itself is weak. The boxelder, also known as ash-leaved maple, is a common ...

It was bad enough I was letting a tree take over prime soil, but did it have to be a box elder? “It’s a trash tree,” he told me, shaking his head. You must be logged in to rate. Click any rating to ...

The 5A girls state qualifying divisional meets were held on Friday, with Box Elder and defending state champion Wasatching ...