General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 70 to 80 feet
Plant Spread: 25 to 50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Other: Winged samaras
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Flower Color: Green
Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Fire Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

Common names
  • Shamel Ash
  • Evergreen Ash
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Fraxinus uhdei
  • Synonym: Fraxinus hondurensis

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