Fraxinus americana
White Ash
Eastern US, Nova Scotia south to Florida, west to Minnesota and Texas
Round headed with stout ascending branches. Rapid growth rate when young.
Full sun in deep, moist, well-drained soils. Tolerant of heat, drought, and salt.
A beautiful native tree for fall color, Fraxinus americana has an open round-topped crown at maturity. Use cultivars. Fall color can be excellent. Easily transplanted.
Dark green in summer. Opposite, pinnately compound, with 5-9 ovate to ovate- lanceolate leaflets. Leaflets are opposite, 2 to 6 inches long, usually with entir:Fall color:Maroon fall color
Buds are broadly ovate, rusty to dark-brown, inset into leaf scar.
Ash gray to brown, furrowed forming diamonds.
Flowers (April) are dioecious or polygamodioecious.
Samara 1 to 2 inches long.
Seed; cultivars are budded.
'Autumn Purple' - Deep-green leaves turn reddish purple in fall; male tree.
'Autumn Applsause' - Dark-maroon fall color; male tree.
