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Texas Ash

Fraxinus texensis

Mountain Ash

Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1013
Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1013
Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1012
Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1012
Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1014
Courtesy: Cox, Paul, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1014
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Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian
Edwards Plateau, Texas Blackland Prairies

Maintenance

Very drought-tolerant. Low water requirements. Provide good drainage. Prune to raise canopy for walkways if needed.

Comments

Fast growing. Texas ash is a small tree with an attractive, densely branched canopy. Pinnate leaves have brilliant fall color. Relatively ong-lived and healthy. Birds eat flowers and seeds. Larval host: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

Growth Form

Tree

Height

40 to
50 ft

Spread

40 to
50 ft

Soil Type(s)

Rocky, Limestone

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Very Low, Low

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Red, Green, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Seeds, Larval Host, Nesting Material, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Deer

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s, Fraxinus americana ssp. texensis, Fraxinus americana var. texensis

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FRAL3. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Fraxinus+albicans&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=15502&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014, 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32935#null

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