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'''''Fraxinus velutina''''' ('''Velvet Ash''' or '''Arizona Ash''' or '''Modesto Ash''') is a species of ''[[Fraxinus]]'' native to southwestern [[North America]], in the [[United States]] from southern [[California]] east to [[Texas]], and in [[Mexico]] from northern [[Baja California]] east to [[Coahuila]] and [[Nuevo León]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?319 ''Fraxinus velutina'']</ref> It is a small [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 10 m tall, with a trunk up to 30 cm diameter. The [[bark]] is rough gray-brown and fissured, and the shoots are velvety-downy. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 10–25 cm long, pinnately compound with five or seven (occasionally three) leaflets 4 cm or more long, with an entire or finely serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are produced in small clusters in early spring; it is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with male and female flowers on separate trees. The [[fruit]] is a [[samara (fruit)|samara]] 1.5-3 cm long, with an apical wing 4–8 mm broad.<ref name=jeps>Jepson Flora: [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Fraxinus+velutina ''Fraxinus velutina'']</ref><ref name=seinet>Southwest Environmental Information Network: [http://seinet.asu.edu/seinet/symbiota/sonora/taxa/taxaprofile.php?taxon=Fraxinus%20velutina ''Fraxinus velutina'']</ref> It is closely related to ''[[Fraxinus latifolia]]'' (Oregon Ash) and ''[[Fraxinus pennsylvanica]]'' (Green Ash), replacing these species to the south of their respective ranges; it intergrades with ''F. latifolia'' in central California (around [[Kern County, California|Kern County]], without a clear boundary between the species.<ref name=griffin>Griffin, J. R., & Critchfield, W. B. (1976). ''The Distribution of Forest Trees of California''. U.S. Forest Service Research Paper PSW-82.</ref> {{Inc| Fraxinus velutina, Torr. (F. pistaciaefolia, Torr.). Tree, to 40 ft., with velvety pubescent, rarely glabrous branches: lfts. 5-9, sometimes reduced to 3 or even 1, short- stalked, oblong to lanceolate, usually acuminate, narrowly cuneate at the base, entire or remotely serrate, yellowish green, firm and thick at maturity, pubescent or nearly glabrous beneath, 2-4 in. long: fr. spatulate, with marginless body. Texas to Ariz, and New Mex.—F. Toumeyi, Brit., with narrower more distinctly stalked lfts., is probably only a variety of this species.— Particularly recommendable for saline and alkaline soil, where but few trees will grow; not hardy N. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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