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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Broadleaf Evergreen  
Trees  

Origin
Africa, Southern Africa  
Asia, Europe, North America  

Types
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree  
Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash  

Number of Varieties
1600  
11
50  
99+

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions  
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
3-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-8  
12-8  

Sunset Zone
H1, 22, 23, 24  
9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
-  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
75.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
91.44 cm  
99+
45.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Egg-shaped  
Oblovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Spring  
All year  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Part sun  

Growth Rate
-  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay  
Loamy, Sandy  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic  

Soil Drainage
-  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
All year  
Late Spring, Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
-  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Low  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of 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
Neutral  
Acidic  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loamy, Sandy  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Part sun  

Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding  

Plant Tolerance
-  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
-  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
-  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
-  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
-  
No  

Showy Foliage
-  
Yes  

Showy Bark
-  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
-  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
-  
Yes  

Attracts
Flying insects, Insects  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Insignificant  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers  
Fever, Liver problems  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers  
Leaves, Stem  

Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall  
Shady Tree, Showy Tree  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
PROTEA  
Fraxinus  

Common Name
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree  
Ash Tree  

In Hindi
Protea plant  
राख पेड़  

In German
Protea Pflanze  
Esche  

In French
usine de Protea  
Frêne  

In Spanish
planta de protea  
Fresno  

In Greek
φυτό Protea  
δέντρο Ash  

In Portuguese
planta Protea  
Freixo  

In Polish
Protea roślin  
Jesion  

In Latin
Protea herba  
Fraxinum  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Vascular plant  
Anthophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Proteales  
Lamiales  

Family
Proteaceae  
Oleaceae  

Genus
Protea  
Fraxinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Proteae  
Oleeae  

Subfamily
Proteoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1600  
17
65  
99+

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Difference Between Protea and Ash Tree

If you are confused whether Protea or Ash Tree 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 Protea and Ash Tree Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Protea are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Ash Tree fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Protea and Ash Tree if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Protea and Ash Tree

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Protea and Ash Tree. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Protea and Ash Tree 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 Protea is Cough, Diarrhea and Stomach Ulcers whereas of Ash Tree is Fever and Liver problems. Protea has beauty benefits as follows: while Ash Tree has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Protea vs Ash Tree

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 Protea vs Ash Tree 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 Protea are whereas of Ash Tree have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Protea has no showy fruits and Ash Tree has no showy fruits. Also Protea is flowering and Ash Tree is flowering. You can compare Protea and Ash Tree facts and facts of other plants too.

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