GIS Coordinate:
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Trail Number:
T18
Family:
Oleaceae
Foliage:
Leaves are pinnately compound, opposite, 8 to 12 inches long with three to seven leaflets. Leaflet stems are very long. Leaves can turn yellow or purple in autumn
Native Locale:
Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas
Mature Height:
50 to 80 feet
Mature Width:
50 to 80 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 4 to 9
Soil Preference:
Easy transplanted; prefers deep, moist, well-drained soils can withstand many types of soil which are not excessively dry and rocky
Growth Habit:
In youth weakly pyramidal to upright oval and in old age developing an open and rather round-topped crown; unique in maintaining a central leader in youth with an even distribution of branches
Rate of Growth:
Medium, 1 to 2' per year over a 10 to 15 year period
Disease and Insect:
Leaf rust, leaf spots, cankers, dieback ash borer, lilac leaf miner, lilac borer, carpenter worm, brown headed ash sawfly, fall ebworm, ash flower gall
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
