Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Oleaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
50-80 ft tall by 30 ft wide. Trunk 18-30 inches dbh.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
brown
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in spring. Fruits ripen summer-fall.
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Appropriate for edges of lakes and ponds. Will also grow as a shade tree in uplands, but white ash has better form. Can be used in settings with soil disturbance.
Considerations:
Fairly weak and often irregular in shape.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Caterpillars, Birds
Larval host for eastern tiger swallowtail ( Papilio glaucus ), mourning cloak ( Nymphalis antiopa ), orange sulphur ( Colias eurytheme ), and viceroy ( Limenitis archippus ).
Rodents and birds such as cardinals consume seed.
Native Habitats:
Moist-dry sites. Floodplains and swamps.
