Fraxinus americana
White Ash

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
Green (Spring; dioecious; not ornamentally important)
 Foliage:
Green (Summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Stunning yellow to red-purple fall foliage display)
 Fruit:
Brown (Samaras; can cause significant litter)
 Ultimate Height:
80 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
80 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
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

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.

59 Fraxinus americana found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_5957*APVA
2ORIG_0064*AMRPK
3ORIG_6149*APVA
4ORIG_6150*APVA
5ORIG_6297*AHERL
62013_00291*AHORTPARK
7ORIG_3020*AHIKS
8ORIG_6381*ASOIL
9ORIG_8096*APICK
10ORIG_6400*ASOIL
112013_01026*AHORTPARK
12ORIG_6216*ATERY
Heritage Plant
13ORIG_3951*AHLTP
14ORIG_5582*APVA
152013_00106*AHORTPARK
16ORIG_5630*APVA
17ORIG_7453*AFREH
18ORIG_4238*AOWEN
19ORIG_0084*AMRPK
202013_00154*AHORTPARK
21ORIG_5631*APVA
22ORIG_0851*ASMTH
23ORIG_5571*APVA
24ORIG_5038*ASCPA
25ORIG_4264*ATARK
26ORIG_5429*APJIS
272013_01055*AHORTPARK
282013_00115*AHORTPARK
29ORIG_5959*APVA
30ORIG_1248*AHAAS
31ORIG_0108*AMRPK
32ORIG_6053*APVA
33ORIG_0848*ASMTH
34ORIG_5304*APVA
35ORIG_0107*AMRPK
36ORIG_5594*APVA
37ORIG_5534*APVA
382010_11833*AMMDC
39ORIG_5039*ASCPA
40ORIG_5040*ASCPA
412013_00105*AHORTPARK
42ORIG_6146*APVA
432013_00116*AHORTPARK
44ORIG_5342*APVA
Heritage Plant
452013_00557*AHORTPARK
46ORIG_5461*APVA
47ORIG_5037*ASCPA
48ORIG_6289*AHERL
492013_00153*AHORTPARK
502013_00332*AHORTPARK
51ORIG_8095*APICK
52ORIG_6148*APVA
53ORIG_1124*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
54ORIG_1099*AMEMMALL
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
552013_00425*AHORTPARK
56ORIG_5297*APVA
Heritage Plant
572013_00107*AHORTPARK
582023_00661*AHORTPARK
592023_00661*BHORTPARK

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