white ash - Fraxinus americana

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USDA Plant Code: FRAM2
Light Requirement: full sun - full shade
Soil Moisture: dry - medium
Height: 75-120 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: tree,
Hardiness Zone: 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow/purple
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); Leaf scars and buds
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Feature(s); winter buds
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Bill Cook, Michigan State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Fraxinus americana; white ash
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Fraxinus americana; white ash
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Fraxinus americana; white ash
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Fraxinus americana;Purple Autumn white ash
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); immature
Franklin Bonner, USFS (ret.), Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); white ash winter twig (Fraxinus americana)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); white ash samaras(Fraxinus americana)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); white ash winter twig (Fraxinus americana)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); White ash terminal bud and leaf scar
Brett Marshall, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Bark; white ash, Fraxinus americana
Becca MacDonald, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); white ash, Fraxinus americana
Becca MacDonald, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); cultivar is Autumn Purple
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Form at 3 inch
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Form in mesic woodland
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s);
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Open grown in use
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Fraxinus americana ' Autumn Purple'
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Damage; Extensive windfall in white ash caused by root disease
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Cultivar; Cultivar is Autumn Applause
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry , , Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Fraxinus americana; white ash
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); White ash germination. Seed was removed from samara then seed coat was removed. Seed was cold stratified for ca. 90 days only - germination occurred within 7 days in petri dish.
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Foliage on 1 cm grid
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Yellow fall color  in woodland
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; F profunda leaf on right with Americana leaf to the left
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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