Mexican Ash
Fraxinus berlandieriana
Mexican (Berlandier) ash is a fast, heat-tolerant ash of south Texas and the Rio Grande, popular for quick shade. As with all ashes, the emerald ash borer poses a serious long-term threat to consider before planting.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–40 ft
- Spacing
- 25–35 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- LA, TX
Related native plants
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- Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
- Texas Ash (Fraxinus albicans)
- Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)