Oregon Ash
Fraxinus latifolia
Oregon ash is the West Coast's native ash, a fast bottomland and streamside tree turning clear yellow in fall. The emerald ash borer has now reached the Pacific Northwest, so plant and monitor with care.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–80 ft
- Spacing
- 30–50 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- 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, rain garden
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA