RIO GRANDE ASH Fresno
Fraxinum berlandieriana - Oleaceae, Olive Family
DESCRIPTION:
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Medium-sized, ornamental tree with handsome foliage and broad,
rounded crown.
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Height: 30 feet; can grow to 60 feet.
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Flowers: Small, greenish; in spring before
leafing.
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Fruit: I to 11/2-inch elongated winged
seed.
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Foliage: Deciduous; grayish-green to bright-green leaves.
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Bark: Gray to light brown, darkening with age.
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Growth rate: Rapid.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Sun: Partial shade to full sun.
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Soil.- Loamy.
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Drainage: Poor to moderate.
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Water: Moderate.
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Maintenance: Resistant to root-rot; should NOT
be topped; occasionally infested by webworms; leaf-cutter ants are attracted to foliage.
Propagation: Seed.
NATIVE HABITAT:
Near rivers and resacas.
WILDLIFE USE:
Nest sites; Plain Chachalacas rely on erupting buds when other foods
are scarce.
COMMENTS:
Fuel; medicinal uses. Marketed heavily through South Texas under the misnomer "Arizona Ash" (another
species); most abused of all native trees by tree toppers.
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