American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash
Family:
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map
East Central Texas Plains, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, Floodplains and Low Terraces2, Northern Post Oak Savanna, Northern Prairie Outliers, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Tree
Height
60
to
80
ft.
Spread
50
to
70
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Deep, Moist
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Water Requirement
High
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Yellow, Purple
Bloom Season
Spring
Seasonal Interest
Fall Color, Seeds, Larval Host
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Birds
Maintenance
Prune for shape or to raise canopy. Propagation: Seed.
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
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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