Fraxinus pennsylvanicaIndiana Native
Green Ash

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Spring; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow fall color is variable, but can be quite stunning)
 Stem Notes:
green when young
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Samaras; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
35 feet
 Bloom Times:
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils
 Range:
North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, 12" long with 5-9 leaflets (usually 7). Leaflet apex often with remote serrations. Petioles not grooved and are flat across top of leaf scar (vasculature still U-shaped). Bark deeply furrowed into diamond pattern.

Additional Information

Produces many weed seedlings, except for seedless cultivars. An unattractive ash flower gall (formed by mites) can develop on male flowers and persists 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.

27 Fraxinus pennsylvanica found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
12013_00111*AHORTPARK
2ORIG_0047*APOUL
32013_00426*AHORTPARK
42013_00315*AHORTPARK
52013_00299*AHORTPARK
62013_00108*AHORTPARK
7ORIG_0153*AFWLR
82013_00530*AHORTPARK
92013_00314*AHORTPARK
10ORIG_8177*AAR
Heritage Plant
11ORIG_7278*AHAWK
12ORIG_4521*AHARR
132013_00113*AHORTPARK
14ORIG_6112*APVA
15ORIG_4322*ATARK
162013_00421*AHORTPARK
172013_00303*AHORTPARK
182013_00517*AHORTPARK
19ORIG_1077*AMEMMALL
202013_00112*AHORTPARK
212013_00109*AHORTPARK
222013_00110*AHORTPARK
23ORIG_3917*AHLTP
24ORIG_2884*ALAMB
25ORIG_4772*AHILL
262013_00296*AHORTPARK
Heritage Plant
272024_00129*AMRPK

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