Green Ash
Green Ash is a fast-growing and resilient native tree known for its adaptability to a wide range of landscape conditions. Reaching a generous height and spread, the Green Ash provides ample shade, making it a popular choice for parks, streetscapes, and even challenging urban environments. Its glossy dark green foliage turns a pleasant yellow in the fall, though the color may be more subtle in warmer southern climates. While female trees produce seeds that attract birds, it’s worth noting they can be considered messy by some. The Green Ash’s ability to thrive on both wet and dry sites, its tolerance for urban conditions, and its rapid growth make it a versatile and beneficial tree for various landscaping and reclamation projects.
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1 Gallon
$4.00
3 Gallon
$8.00
Scientific Name: Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Common Name: Green ash
Hardiness Zones: 3A through 9A
Height: 60 to 70 feet
Spread: 45 to 50 feet
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Spring & Summer: Glossy dark green, compound leaves with 5 to 9 leaflets. Fall: Turns yellow, providing autumn color.
Bark: Ash gray to gray-brown with distinctive corky furrows and interwoven diamond-shaped ridges, adding winter texture.
Sun: Full sun, essential for healthy growth.
Soil: Highly adaptable, tolerating sand, loam, and clay soils; thrives in alkaline and acidic conditions; can grow on wet or dry sites, preferring moist conditions; also tolerant of extended flooding and urban conditions.
Wildlife Value: Seeds on female trees are eaten by various birds, supporting local wildlife.
Why Choose Green Ash?
Rapid Shade for Quick Landscape Impact:
With its fast growth rate, the Green Ash quickly establishes shade, making it an ideal choice for new landscapes or areas where quick cover is desired. Its upright oval shape provides ample shade without lower branches interfering with pedestrian or vehicle traffic.
Exceptional Adaptability to Diverse Conditions:
The Green Ash is known for its ability to thrive in a wide range of soil types and moisture levels, including wet and dry sites, as well as its tolerance for urban conditions, making it a versatile and reliable option for various challenging environments.
Valuable for Reclamation and Urban Green Spaces:
Its adaptability and tolerance make the Green Ash a valuable species for reclamation projects and for greening urban areas, thriving in street tree planting pits and other confined spaces.
Attracts Birds and Supports Wildlife:
The seeds produced by female Green Ash trees serve as a food source for many bird species, contributing to local biodiversity and bringing wildlife to your landscape.
Environmental Benefits of Planting Green Ash
This data is based on US Averages of healthy and mature trees over a 20-year period.
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CO2 Offset
A single green ash can offset the CO₂ emissions produced by driving an average gas-powered car for 12,126 miles.
Water Filtration
A single green ash can absorb enough stormwater to fill 2,486 bathtubs, reducing erosion, runoff, and supporting transpiration.
Removes Air Pollution
A single green ash removes as much air pollution as the weight of 292 smartphones.
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Central Florida Lands and Timber Nursery, LLC. is a wholesale nursery specializing in a wide array of Florida native trees. With an inventory of over 2 million container-grown trees, CFLTN, LCC can meet the needs of large-scale reforestation, mitigation, and landscaping projects throughout the Southeast region.
Phone
(386) 294-1211
Address
3087 North County Road 53 Mayo, Florida 32066