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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Fraxinus americana L.
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White Ash
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Oleaceae
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8
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deciduous tree
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
With age, open and round-topped, oval, medium growth rate.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun, deep, moist, well-drained soil, pH adaptable.
FUNCTIONS:
Shade or street tree, superior to Green Ash as an ornamental.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Leaf spots, borers, ash flower gall (mite), scale, litter and weed seedlings.
Ash decline caused by a mycoplasma.
NATIVE RANGE:
Eastern United States and adjacent Canada, Arkansas native plant
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 4-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
A large number have been selected, see Dirr.
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