Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall - Olive family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 80.0 feet
Planting Distance: 7.3 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 40 inches
Growth Form: Single Crown
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Green Ash: Acrobasis caryivorella, Acronicta americana, Adita chionanthi, Alsophila pometaria, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Archips cerasivorana, Callosamia promethea, Catocala habilis, Catocala ultronia, Ceratomia undulosa, Crocigrapha normani, Cydia ingrata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Ennomos magnaria, Ennomos subsignaria, Eutrapela clemataria, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hyphantria cunae, Lithophane petulca, Lophocampa maculata, Malacosoma disstria, Marmara basidendroca, Marmara corticola, Marmara fraxinicola, Melanolophia canadaria, Metanema determinata, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Olceclostera seraphica, Orthosia hibisci, Orthotaenia undulana, Paleacrita vernata, Palpita magniferalis, Papaipema furcata, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Podosesia syringae, Prionoxystus robiniae, Pseudosciaphila duplex, Schizura concinna, Sicya macularia, Sphinx chersis, Spilosoma virginica, Tolype velleda
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.