Black Ash

Japanese Maple

About Black Ash and Japanese Maple

Black Ash

Japanese Maple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-74-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

8-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm150.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Purple

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Red, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Red, Green, Bronze

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze

Red, Crimson, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in fall, Prune in winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove short twigs

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fever, Gout, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat, Tonic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Leaves, Tree trunks

Sap

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware

Used as preservative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Shade Trees, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FRAXINUS nigra

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

7.2 Common Name

Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Ash plant

Japanese Maple

7.2.2 In German

Black Ash Pflanze

japanischer Ahorn

7.2.3 In French

plante Black Ash

érable du Japon

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de negro de Ceniza

arce japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό μαύρη τέφρα

Japanese Maple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Black Ash

bordo japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Black Ash roślin

Klon japoński

7.2.8 In Latin

Black ash herba

Acer palmatum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Oleaceae

Aceraceae

8.6 Genus

Fraxinus

Acer

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Oleeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Ash and Japanese Maple

Wondering what are the properties of Black Ash and Japanese Maple? We provide you with everything About Black Ash and Japanese Maple. Black Ash doesn't have thorns and Japanese Maple doesn't have thorns. Also Black Ash does not have fragrant flowers. Black Ash has allergic reactions like Not Available and Japanese Maple has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Ash and Japanese Maple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Ash and Japanese Maple

Season and care of Black Ash and Japanese Maple is important to know. While considering everything about Black Ash and Japanese Maple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Ash season is Spring and Summer and Japanese Maple season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Black Ash is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Japanese Maple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Ash is Acidic, Neutral and for Japanese Maple is Acidic, Neutral.

Black Ash and Japanese Maple Physical Information

Black Ash and Japanese Maple physical information is very important for comparison. Black Ash height is 1,220.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Black Ash and Japanese Maple are as follows:

Black Ash flower color: Green and Purple
Black Ash leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Japanese Maple flower color: Red
Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

Care of Black Ash and Japanese Maple

Care of Black Ash and Japanese Maple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Ash pruning is done Prune in fall, Prune in winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove short twigs and Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Ash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.