Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Yellow Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 40 Height, Mature (feet) 90.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement High Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 90 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.7 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 800 Precipitation, Minimum 28 Precipitation, Maximum 80 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 40 Salinity Tolerance Medium Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -34 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 10000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product High Lumber Product Yes Naval Store Product Yes Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No