Difference between revisions of "Fraxinus velutina"
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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> | ||
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+ | 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> | ||
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+ | 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> | ||
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− | + | 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. | |
− | 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 | ||
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Height: | ⇕ | 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. |
Width: | ⇔ | 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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USDA Zones: | 7 to 10 |
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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.[1]
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 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 flowers are produced in small clusters in early spring; it is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate trees. The fruit is a samara 1.5-3 cm long, with an apical wing 4–8 mm broad.[2][3]
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, without a clear boundary between the species.[4]
Read about Fraxinus velutina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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. CH
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Fraxinus velutina
- ↑ Jepson Flora: Fraxinus velutina
- ↑ Southwest Environmental Information Network: Fraxinus velutina
- ↑ Griffin, J. R., & Critchfield, W. B. (1976). The Distribution of Forest Trees of California. U.S. Forest Service Research Paper PSW-82.