Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
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Number of Varieties
4510
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
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USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-10
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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 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial 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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✔
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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
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Foundation
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS nigra
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Black Ash plant
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Black Ash Pflanze
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
plante Black Ash
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
planta de negro de Ceniza
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
φυτό μαύρη τέφρα
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
planta Black Ash
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Black Ash roślin
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Black ash herba
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Scrophulariales
Brassicales
Family
Oleaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Oleeae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
18100
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27800
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