Family: Oleaceae
Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Common Name: Green Ash
| Description | The native green Ash is not used much in the landscape. It has been superseded by many of the newer cultivars |
| Pronunciation | (FRACK-si-nus)(pen-sil-VA-ni-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, adaptable |
| Flowers | not ornamental |
| Fruit | single winged samara |
| Leaves | green, opposite, pinnately compound with 5-9 leaflets fall inconsistent, have seen years with a nice yellow |
| Dimensions | 50-60 feet tall by 1/2 the spread |
| Maintenance | Emerald Ash bore is causing many trees to die. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Author's Notes | This is a common native tree in southeastern Wisconsin (USA). |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr),
#93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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