White Ash

Fraxinus americana

American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash

Courtesy: Vick, Albert F. W., https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=1007

Photo Credit: Wasowski, Sally and Andy, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=22556

Courtesy: Makin, Julie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=35634

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Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland

Cross Timbers, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain

Maintenance

Prune for shape or to raise canopy

Comments

Ashes have excellent fall color and provide nesting, cover and food for birds. It occurs in stream bottom woods. It has a medium growth rate. Leaflets rounded, typically 7. Larval Host: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum), Mourning Cloak, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy & Tiger Swallowtail

Growth Form

Tree

Height

60 to

80 ft

Spread

50 to

70 ft

Soil Type(s)

Deep, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water Requirement

High

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Fall Color, Seeds, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana, Fraxinus americana var. crassifolia, Fraxinus americana var. curtissii, Fraxinus americana var. juglandifolia, Fraxinus americana var. microcarpa, Fraxinus biltmoreana

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) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 334. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=FRAM2. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Fraxinus+americana&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=15507&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32931#null

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