Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Trees
Tree
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Populus nigra 'Italica'
Number of Varieties
506
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Fields, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-1
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Diamond-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
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Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Alternate Days
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Healthy tree
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Soil Compaction
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
POPULUS Nigra Italica
Common Name
Ash Tree
Lombardy Poplar
In Hindi
राख पेड़
ऐस्प
In German
Esche
Lombardei Pappel
In French
Frêne
peuplier de Lombardie
In Spanish
Fresno
Lombardía álamo
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
In Portuguese
Freixo
Lombardia Poplar
In Polish
Jesion
Lombardia Topola
In Latin
Fraxinum
Lombardiae Poplar
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Malpighiales
Family
Oleaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Populus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6535
1
27800
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