Basisdaten
description:
The Arizona ash is native to North America to Mexico. The Arizona ash is akin to the green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) closely related to the Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia). A distinction of this ash is very difficult because they are very similar.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Fraxinus velutina
other name:
Arizona Ash
other name:
Modesto Ash
family:
Olive family (Oleaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 12 m (39 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Arizona ash are 10-15 cm (3.9 – 5.9 in) long, odd-pinnate with 3-7 lanceolate leaflets. The upside and underside are often tomentose. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
imparipinnate
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
opposite
fall foliage:
bright yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
greenish
blossom description:
The whitish-green bloom conditions are formed as lateral panicles, which sprout just before the leaves.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Paired samaras.
branches:
The branches are thin and light brown. The buds are dark brown.
bark:
The bark is brown and longitudinally fissured.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant
location:
Sun
soil:
sandy to loamy, nutrient-rich, not too dry
ph value:
slightly acidic to strongly alkaline
usage:
floodplains– and riverbank area
