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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Types

Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

45170
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
-

Sunset Zone

-
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm200.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

610.00 cm400.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green, Purple
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Green, Tan
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate
Palmately Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Needs less watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water
Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight, 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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

Insignificant
Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fever, Gout, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat, Tonic
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Leaves, Tree trunks
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FRAXINUS nigra
JATROPHA

Common Name

Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

Black Ash plant
रतनजोत

In German

Black Ash Pflanze
Purgiernuß

In French

plante Black Ash
purghère

In Spanish

planta de negro de Ceniza
frailejón

In Greek

φυτό μαύρη τέφρα
jatropha

In Portuguese

planta Black Ash
galamaluco

In Polish

Black Ash roślin
jatrofa

In Latin

Black ash herba
Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Euphorbiales

Family

Oleaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Fraxinus
Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Oleeae
Jatropheae

Subfamily

-
Crotonoideae

Number of Species

18170
1 27800
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Difference Between Black Ash and Jatropha

If you are confused whether Black Ash or Jatropha are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Black Ash and Jatropha Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Black Ash are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Jatropha fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No fertilizers needed. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Black Ash and Jatropha if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Black Ash and Jatropha

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Black Ash and Jatropha. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Black Ash and Jatropha as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Black Ash is Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fever, Gout, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat and Tonic whereas of Jatropha is anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation and Skin Redness. Black Ash has beauty benefits as follows: while Jatropha has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Black Ash vs Jatropha

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Black Ash vs Jatropha and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Black Ash are whereas of Jatropha have allergic conjunctivitis and Eye irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Black Ash has no showy fruits and Jatropha has showy fruits. Also Black Ash is not flowering and Jatropha is not flowering . You can compare Black Ash and Jatropha facts and facts of other plants too.