Mexican Ash
Fraxinus berlandieriana
Mexican (Berlandier) ash is a fast, heat-tolerant ash of south Texas and the Rio Grande, popular for quick shade. As with all ashes, the emerald ash borer poses a serious long-term threat to consider before planting.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–40 ft
- Spacing
- 25–35 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- green, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- TX