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Acer negundo
The Acer negundo is a fast-growing species native to North America that can grow up to 25 metres tall, but typically grows to between 10 and 15 metres.
Known as the American maple, it is generally used as an ornamental plant in avenues and promenades in urban environments due more than anything to its adaptability, as it also resists pollution and severe pruning very well. It arrived on the European continent in the 18th century and is commonly found throughout the Iberian Peninsula, both cultivated and in the wild, in the latter case being a plant associated with water courses, reservoirs, lakes and marshy areas. It also tends to colonise disturbed areas, ditches and riverbanks.
Its leaves are deciduous and very similar to those of the ash tree, which is why it is also known as the "ash-leaved maple". As for its flowers, it is a dioecious species, i.e. there are female and male plants on different bases. These flowers, which are not very showy, are arranged in hanging clusters and bloom in spring, between March and April.
The trunk of the American maple has smooth, greyish bark, which over the years tends to crack and can reach a diameter of 30 to 50 centimetres. As for its crown, it is quite leafy and rounded. It prefers temperate climates, but can withstand the cold and periods of drought.