NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Scientific Name:	Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Genus:	Fraxinus
Species Epithet:	pennsylvanica
Common Name:	Green Ash, Red Ash
Plant Type	Tree
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Oleaceae (Olive Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Size:	36-72 ft., 72-100 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Green, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Bottomlands and swamps, especially along brownwater rivers and streams, rarely on mesic upland disturbed sites (Weakley 2015). Common throughout NC.
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G4 - Apparently Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	Dioecious: separate male and female plants.
Leaf Green Ash is common in bottomlands and swamps. Jack Spruill, Hampstead
Flowers Jack Spruill. Hampstead, 4/15/11
Seeds Jack Spruill, Hampstead, 5/26/11
Wing of fruit (a samara) extends nearly to the base Forsyth Co., NC Lisa Lofland Gould
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record