Wednesday 19 December 2012

Fraxinus americana



Name: Fraxinus americana
Common Name:
  white ash
Family:
 Oleaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
fast growing, broadly columnar
Hard. Zone
   usda 6
Mature Size
25m tall by 15m spread

x

Leaf: pinnate, dark green, 35cm long, each with 5-9 oblong to lance shaped to ovate, tapered leaflets


Fall/Winter Color: purple or yellow in fall

        Leaf Arr.   x     Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: dioceous, inconspicuous, petalless


Infl.raceme can produce single seeded winged fruit if fertilization occurs

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  (fall foliage)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
specimen


Limitations: leaf spot, powdery mildew, rust, wilt, cankers, borers, leaf miners, webworm, scale
Other Features:

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