Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada
Tropical Asia
Types
Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
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Number of Varieties
450
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
-
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in fall, Prune in winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove short twigs
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fever, Gout, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat, Tonic
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Tree trunks
Flowers
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Vegetable
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS nigra
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Black Ash plant
aibika
In German
Black Ash Pflanze
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
plante Black Ash
L'Aibika
In Spanish
planta de negro de Ceniza
Aibika
In Greek
φυτό μαύρη τέφρα
aibika
In Portuguese
planta Black Ash
Aibika
In Polish
Black Ash roślin
aibika
In Latin
Black ash herba
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Malvales
Family
Oleaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
1815
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27800
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