Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Carolina ash, or pop ash, is a small Southeastern swamp ash tolerant of standing water, with conspicuous winged seeds. A wetland wildlife tree — though, like all ashes, at risk from the emerald ash borer.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–40 ft
- Spacing
- 20–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- green, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, pollinators
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA