Has anybody ever fed Manitoba maple Acer negundo, also known as Box Elder?
I can find no toxicity issues with it and it is considered a safe species for horse pasture shade (always a good indicator). Cottontail rabbits are mentioned as a source of winter damage to its bark and apparently it is possible to make maple syrup from its sap, although it is not a particularly good source. Everything I have found points to it being rabbit-safe, but I cannot find any references to rabbits eating its leaves. Nor have I observed local cottontails doing so.
We have abundant Manitoba maple saplings springing up all over and at present they are wasted. Seems a pity if they are good browse for bunnies.
I can find no toxicity issues with it and it is considered a safe species for horse pasture shade (always a good indicator). Cottontail rabbits are mentioned as a source of winter damage to its bark and apparently it is possible to make maple syrup from its sap, although it is not a particularly good source. Everything I have found points to it being rabbit-safe, but I cannot find any references to rabbits eating its leaves. Nor have I observed local cottontails doing so.
We have abundant Manitoba maple saplings springing up all over and at present they are wasted. Seems a pity if they are good browse for bunnies.