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     Fraxinus americana

                                                        White Ash

• Form
  • large deciduous shade tree
  • usually maturing at about 70' tall by 70' wide, but can become much larger
  • upright oval growth habit in youth, quickly maturing to a rounded growth habit without a central leader
  • medium growth rate
• Culture
  • full sun to partial sun
  • prefers moist, well-drained, deep soils and is somewhat adaptable to soil pHs, but overall it is not especially urban tolerant (especially to soil compaction and drought)
• Foliage
  • fall color is often a progression from vivid yellow to orange, maroon, red, and finally burgandy or purple, usually beginning in late September and completely abscised by mid-October (some cultivars may proceed directly from green to the darker reddish colors)

• Function
  • shade or specimen tree, possessing great symmetry and stateliness
• Assets
  • brilliant Autumn colors
  • moderately quick growth and establishment for a shade tree
  • bold-textured bark and stems in winter
  • symmetrical rounded shape
  • moderately ornamental bark with age
• Purpose
  • White Ash is a large shade tree of rounded outline with excellent Autumn color and bold Winter texture.
• Summary
  • Fraxinus americana is a shade tree of rounded growth habit and moderately rapid growth rate, having dense Summer shade, an excellent mixture of Autumn colors that usually terminates in burgandy-red, and a bold Winter bark and stem texture.

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