''Acer negundo'' 'Pendulum', or weeping boxelder maple, is a

weeping tree Weeping trees are trees characterized by soft, limp twigs. This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars. Because of their ...

and a

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

of '' Acer negundo'', the boxelder maple. It was first described by

Fritz Kurt Alexander von Schwerin Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin a ...

in 1896. No trees are known to survive of this

Description

without a true leader and with perpendicular branches forming an umbrella shape. When top grafted it looks similar to ''Fraxinus excelsior'' 'Pendula'.

Accessions

This cultivar does not seem to have been cultivated outside Germany. No trees are known to survive.

Synonymy

*''Acer negundo pendulum'' Schwer.(1896) Govaerts, R., Michielsen, K. & Jablonski, E. (2011). Untraced weeping broadleaf cultivars: an overview.
Belgische Dendrologie Belge
'' 2009: 19-30.

References

negundo Pendulum Weeping trees Extinct cultivars {{tree-stub pms:Acer platanoides