Texas Ash
Fraxinus albicans
Texas ash is a compact, drought-hardy ash of central Texas limestone hills with reliable purple-and-gold fall color. Like all ashes, it is vulnerable to the emerald ash borer, which is spreading west — plant with that risk in mind.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–50 ft
- Spacing
- 30–45 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- red, green, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- OK, TX
Related native plants
More Fraxinus species
- Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
- Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)
- Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina)