Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Trees
Origin
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Asia, Europe, North America
Types
Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Number of Varieties
850
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40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-75.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm45.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Insects
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Fever, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
CERBERA
Fraxinus
Common Name
Cerbera
Ash Tree
In Hindi
Cerbera
राख पेड़
In German
Cerbera
Esche
In French
Cerbera
Frêne
In Spanish
Cerbera
Fresno
In Greek
Cerbera
δέντρο Ash
In Portuguese
Cerbera
Freixo
In Polish
Cerbera
Jesion
In Latin
Cerbera
Fraxinum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Lamiales
Family
Apocynaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Cerbera
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Plumerieae
Oleeae
Subfamily
Rauvolfioideae
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Number of Species
865
1
27800
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