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Red River maple
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a deciduous tree, Acer negundo, common in western Canada; box elder.
See: Manitoba maple
Quotations
1887
Is that what is called the Red River Maple? Yes; the Red River or ash-leaved maple.
1955
These maple trees in Manitoba, called ash leaved and Red River maple, or box elder, have been given the botanical name, Acer negundo.