Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Trees
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Asia, Europe, North America
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Mountain silverbell , Rosea
Number of Varieties
503
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-5
Sunset Zone
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
75.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
All year
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
-
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Prune grass to maintain level, 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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought and Salt
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Liver problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Fraxinus
ORNITHOGALUM nutans
Common Name
Ash Tree
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells
In Hindi
राख पेड़
Silver bells
In German
Esche
Silver bells
In French
Frêne
Silver bells
In Spanish
Fresno
Silver bells
In Greek
δέντρο Ash
Silver bells
In Portuguese
Freixo
Silver bells
In Polish
Jesion
Silver bells
In Latin
Fraxinum
Silver bells
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Ebenales
Family
Oleaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Halesia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
654
1
27800
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