Selecting Trees for Your Home - White Ash (Fraxinus americana)

University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Trees for Your Home
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana

3 pictures total.

White Ash form

Size:

Small

Medium

Large

Exposure/ Light Requirements:

Full Shade

Full Sun

Partial Sun/Shade

Pests and Problems:

Environmental Damage

Fungal Disease

Insect Damage

Phytoplasma Disease

Ash borer, ash flower gall, Verticillium wilt, and cankers. White ash is sensitive to environmental problems.

Hardiness Zone:	4 - 8 [Find Your Zone]
Mature Height:	50-80 Feet
Features:	Fall color is yellow, yellow and purple, or purple.
Culture:	Full sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soil; tolerates wet sites, pH adaptable.
Cultivars:	'Autumn Applause'-oval habit,reliable maroon fall color. 'Autumn Blaze' -very hardy, oval form, purple fall color. 'Autumn Purple'-purple fall color, seedless.
Mature Form:	Oval to irregular
Native To:	United States (and Illinois)
Soil Conditions:	Dry Moist, Well-Drained Wet
Tolerance:	Alkaline Soil Dry Sites Salt Soil Compaction Wet Sites Wind
Uses:	Massing Patio Screen Shade Specimen Street Wind Break
Foliage Color:	Green
Fall Foliage Color:	Purple Yellow
Additional Notes:	This species is NOT recommended for planting in states where the Emerald Ash Borer is present.