Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Trees
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
Number of Varieties
501600
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-910-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-8
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm91.44 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm91.44 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
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
Egg-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
All year
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
Clay
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
All year
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
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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
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Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
PROTEA
Common Name
Ash Tree
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
In Hindi
राख पेड़
Protea plant
In German
Esche
Protea Pflanze
In French
Frêne
usine de Protea
In Spanish
Fresno
planta de protea
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
φυτό Protea
In Portuguese
Freixo
planta Protea
In Polish
Jesion
Protea roślin
In Latin
Fraxinum
Protea herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Proteales
Family
Oleaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Protea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Oleeae
Proteae
Subfamily
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Proteoideae
Number of Species
651600
1
27800
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