Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Trees
Flowering Plants
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Ice Plant
Number of Varieties
5015
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
By seashore, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
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Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
DELOSPERMA
Common Name
Ash Tree
Trailing Iceplant
In Hindi
राख पेड़
Delosperma cooperi
In German
Esche
Mittagsblume
In French
Frêne
Delosperma cooperi
In Spanish
Fresno
Delosperma cooperi
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
Delosperma cooperi
In Portuguese
Freixo
Delosperma cooperi
In Polish
Jesion
Delosperma cooperi
In Latin
Fraxinum
Delosperma cooperi
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Caryophyllales
Family
Oleaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Caryophyllales
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
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Ruschioideae
Number of Species
65100
1
27800
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