Fraxinus americana 'Tures' [sold as Windy City™]
Windy City White Ash

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Spring; dioecious; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Semi-glossy, medium green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Fall color is primarily bronze to burgundy with some orange and gold)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras; can cause significant litter)
 Ultimate Height:
50-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
35-45 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils
 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

'Windy City' is an upright tree with an oval habit and strong branching. This hardy cultivar is also resistant to frost-cracking and has semi-glossy foliage with a handsome, rich fall color. 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. 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.

1 Fraxinus americana 'Tures' [sold as Windy City™] found

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