Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Central United States, Canada
Europe, Asia
Types
Two-petal ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
65-
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Hills, limestone outcrops, Moist woods
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,500.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Light Yellow
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Wood is used in construction
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS quadrangulata
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Blue Ash
Oatgrass
In Hindi
Blue Ash plant
जई घास
In German
Blue Ash Pflanze
Ährengras
In French
usine Blue Ash
Folle avoine
In Spanish
planta de Blue Ash
oat Grass
In Greek
φυτό Blue Ash
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
planta Blue Ash
aveia-
In Polish
Blue Ash roślin
Owies trawa
In Latin
Blue Ash herba
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Poales
Family
Oleaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Oleeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
65450
1
27800
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