Velvet Ash
Fraxinus velutina
Velvet (Arizona) ash is a drought-tolerant Southwestern ash of desert canyons and a popular irrigated shade tree, with velvety twigs and yellow fall color. As with all ashes, consider emerald ash borer risk before planting.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 25–40 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
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT