Fraxinus americanaIndiana Native
White Ash

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Spring; dioecious; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Stunning yellow to red-purple fall foliage display)
 Stem Notes:
stout, round, smooth and shiny
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras; can cause significant litter)
 Ultimate Height:
80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
80 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils
 Range:
eastern North America and Mexico
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, 8-15" long with 5-9 leaflets (usually 7). Leaflet apex often with remote serrations. Slightly grooved petioles and U-shaped leaf scars. Bark deeply furrowed into diamond pattern.

Additional Information

Not as adaptable as Green Ash but has better esthetics. Heavy crops of seeds on female trees cause litter, and these germinate freely making the tree slightly weedy. An unattractive ash flower gall (caused by mites) can develop on male flowers and persist into winter. Subject to storm damage, so plant in areas that shelter the tree from strong winds. Emerald Ash Borer is severely affecting all species of this genus. Damage can be prevented with the appropriate pesticide, but the treatment cost will eventually exceed replacement cost.

77 Fraxinus americana found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_0064*AMRPK
2ORIG_6149*APVA
3ORIG_6150*APVA
4ORIG_6297*AHERL
52013_00291*AHORTPARK
6ORIG_3020*AHIKS
7ORIG_6381*ASOIL
8ORIG_8096*APICK
9ORIG_6400*ASOIL
102013_01026*AHORTPARK
11ORIG_3951*AHLTP
122013_00106*AHORTPARK
13ORIG_7453*AFREH
14ORIG_4238*AOWEN
15ORIG_0084*AMRPK
162013_00154*AHORTPARK
17ORIG_0851*ASMTH
18ORIG_5038*ASCPA
192013_01055*AHORTPARK
202013_00115*AHORTPARK
21ORIG_1248*AHAAS
22ORIG_0108*AMRPK
23ORIG_0848*ASMTH
24ORIG_5304*APVA
25ORIG_0107*AMRPK
262010_11833*AMMDC
27ORIG_5039*ASCPA
28ORIG_5040*ASCPA
292013_00105*AHORTPARK
30ORIG_6146*APVA
312013_00116*AHORTPARK
32ORIG_5342*APVA
Heritage Plant
332013_00557*AHORTPARK
34ORIG_5461*APVA
35ORIG_5037*ASCPA
36ORIG_6289*AHERL
372013_00153*AHORTPARK
382013_00332*AHORTPARK
39ORIG_8095*APICK
40ORIG_6148*APVA
41ORIG_1124*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
42ORIG_1099*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
432013_00425*AHORTPARK
442013_00107*AHORTPARK
452023_00661*AHORTPARK
462023_00661*BHORTPARK
47PUI_ORIG_00041*A
48PUI_ORIG_00047*A
49PUI_ORIG_00092*A
50PUI_ORIG_00114*A
51PUI_ORIG_00128*A
52PUI_ORIG_00131*A
53PUI_ORIG_00144*A
54PUI_ORIG_00155*A
55PUI_ORIG_00165*A
56PUI_ORIG_00187*A
57PUI_ORIG_00192*A
58PUI_ORIG_00200*A
59PUI_ORIG_00218*A
60PUI_ORIG_00233*A
61PUI_ORIG_00251*A
62PUI_ORIG_00254*A
63PUI_ORIG_00264*A
64PUI_ORIG_00301*A
65PUI_ORIG_00303*A
66PUI_ORIG_00307*A
67PUI_ORIG_00334*A
68PUI_ORIG_00345*A
69PUI_ORIG_00357*A
70PUI_ORIG_00365*A
71PUI_ORIG_00366*A
72PUI_ORIG_00385*A
73PUI_ORIG_00390*A
74PUI_ORIG_00413*A
75PUI_ORIG_00446*A
76PUI_ORIG_00453*A
77PUI_ORIG_00455*A

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