School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Fraxinus pennsylvanica cvs. |
Pronunciation: | FRACKS-ih-nus pen-sil-VAN-ih-kuh |
Common Name: | green ash |
Family Name: | Oleaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Tree oval crown; leaves glossy, pinnate, olive-green, 5-7 (-9) lanceolate leaflets; flowers purple, April-May; fruit brown samara (absent on some cultivars). Winter ID: leaf scar D-shaped below lateral bud; buds dark chocolate brown. |
Course(s): | HORT 2355 |
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Pest Susceptibility: | Disease resistant, Drought resistant, Anthracnose, Stem borer insects |
Specific Pests: | emerald ash borer, Gnomoniella fraxini |
Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Johnson (CGW) Community Garden West : cv. Patmore (ENA) Eastern North American planting : 240, 249 cv. Patmore (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : cv. Cimmzam q.4 Location Map |