| Description | A selection of White Ash with deep reddish purple fall color. |
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| Pronunciation | (FRACK-sih-nus)(ah-mair-i-KAY-nuh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | very adaptable, prefers moist well drained |
| Flowers | notornamental |
| Fruit | single winged samara |
| Leaves | opposite, pinnately compound, usually 7 leaflets, green during the growing season changing from oranges, yellows and bronzes to a deep purple in the fall |
| Dimensions | Reaches 40-50 feet high with an estimated spread of over 24 feet. Slightly pyramidal but may develop into a rounded outline. |
| Maintenance | The White Ash is susceptible to a slew of problems. Check with your local county agent to see if there are problems in your area. One of the new problems is Emerald Ash Borer. |
| Propagation | top graft |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered by Karl Junginger of McKay Nursery, Wisconsin, at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Introduced in 1956. The species White Ash was introduced in 1724. |
| Author's Notes | I planted about a dozen of these in landscapes during the 1990's. They are still going strong, so far avoiding the Emerald Ash Borer. Gerat fall color! |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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