White Ash
Fraxinus americana
White ash is a stately native shade tree with rich purple fall color and a powerhouse caterpillar host. The emerald ash borer has devastated wild populations, so new plantings should be sited and monitored accordingly.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–80 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV