Fraxinus quadrangulata - Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata - Blue Ash

Blue Ash

Fraxinus quadrangulata

Also called Winged Ash

  • Narrow, irregular, rounded crown
  • Dark green pinnate compound leaves emerge later in the spring
  • Corky winged young twigs are distinctively four-sided
  • Drooping clusters of winged samaras ripen in the fall
  • Foliage turns pale yellow in autumn

ZONE:
4

HEIGHT:
15-20 m

SPREAD:
10-15 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Ash trees have been used in a variety of landscape settings, as street trees or lawn specimens.

Additional Notes about Blue Ash:


Native to Ontario.

Early Americans made a blue dye from the inner bark, hence the common name.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Fall Color
Deciduous
HABIT:
Rounded
Oval
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Yellow
Green (dark)
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen

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