Fraxinus americana 'Junginger' [sold as Autumn Purple®]
Autumn Purple White Ash

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Green (Small, green flowers in the spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage:
Green (Glossy, dark green summer foliage); Red-Violet (Reddish-purple fall foliage)
 Ultimate Height:
45-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
35-50 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Widely adapted to soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Glossy, dark green 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

The Autumn Purple White Ash is a popular variant due to its attractive glossy foliage and purple-red fall color. It is a male clone and does not produce any fruit litter. 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.

9 Fraxinus americana 'Junginger' [sold as Autumn Purple®] found

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