Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Tree
Origin
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Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
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Blue ash, Single-leaf ash, Fragrant ash
Number of Varieties
6045
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
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, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Fever, Gout, Laxative, Ophthalmic, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Inner Bark, Leaves, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used as fuel, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
FRAXINUS nigra
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Black Ash, Brown Ash, Swamp Ash
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Black Ash plant
In German
Ranunkel
Black Ash Pflanze
In French
Ranunculus
plante Black Ash
In Spanish
ranúnculo
planta de negro de Ceniza
In Greek
Ranunculus
φυτό μαύρη τέφρα
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
planta Black Ash
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Black Ash roślin
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Black ash herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Scrophulariales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Oleeae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
60018
1
27800
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