Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
451
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Purple
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
-
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
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
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
FRAXINUS nigra
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
Black Ash plant
सनोबर
In German
Black Ash Pflanze
Pitch pine
In French
plante Black Ash
pitch pine
In Spanish
planta de negro de Ceniza
pino
In Greek
φυτό μαύρη τέφρα
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
planta Black Ash
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Black Ash roślin
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Black ash herba
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Pinales
Family
Oleaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Oleeae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
18115
1
27800
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