Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Trees
Origin
Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Asia, Central Asia, Southern Asia
Asia, Europe, North America
Types
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Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Number of Varieties
1550
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40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm75.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm45.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
Fertilizers
No need to fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Fever, Liver problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border
Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
Molinia arundinacea
Fraxinus
Common Name
Moor Grass
Ash Tree
In Hindi
Tall Moor Grass
राख पेड़
In German
Hoch Pfeifengras
Esche
In French
Herbe Moor hauteur
Frêne
In Spanish
Tall Grass Moor
Fresno
In Greek
Ψηλός Moor Grass
δέντρο Ash
In Portuguese
Alto Moor Relva
Freixo
In Polish
Wysoki Moor Trawa
Jesion
In Latin
Alta Maurus Grass
Fraxinum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Molinia
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Oleeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
265
1
27800
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