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Gregg's Ash

Fraxinus greggii

Gregg's ash is a small, fine-textured evergreen-tending ash of Southwestern limestone canyons, well suited to xeric gardens. Far more drought-adapted than its large cousins, though still an emerald ash borer host.

Family
Oleaceae
Type
tree
Lifespan
perennial
Height
15–25 ft
Spacing
10–20 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
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, hedge or screen
Native states
TX