Description
Sold in bundles of 10.
At a Glance: A broadleaf deciduous tree well suited to wet sites.
Height: Up to 80 feet (25 meters).
Stems: Bark is thin and gray with smooth white patches of lichens.
Leaves: Leaves are opposite and pinnately compound, 15-30 cm long, 5-7 oval leaflets, each 5-15 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide. Leaflets are elliptical and short-pointed at the end.
Flowers: Flowers dioecious – male and female flowers on separate trees, small, about 3 mm, male flowers yellowish and greenish, both in small clusters and without petals, appear before leaves.
Fruits: Fruit is a single samara, 3-5 cm long, and hangs in dense clusters.
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
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full sun > 80%
mostly sunny 60%-80%
partial sun and shade 40%- 60%
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wet
moist
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low elevation
mid elevation
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References:
Pojar, Jim, and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Revised ed. Redmond, Wash.: B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Pub., 2004. Print.
“Sound Native Plants.” Sound Native Plants. Web. 31 Oct. 2014. <www.soundnativeplants.com>.
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/fraxinus-latifolia
