Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Carolina ash, or pop ash, is a small Southeastern swamp ash tolerant of standing water, with conspicuous winged seeds. A wetland wildlife tree — though, like all ashes, at risk from the emerald ash borer. A bitter syrup has been drawn from the tree, though it's unclear whether this was ever really food rather than medicine — a minor curiosity at best.
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 39–39 ft
- Spacing
- 20–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~149 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA
Related native plants
More Fraxinus species
- Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
- White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
- Oregon Ash (Fraxinus latifolia)
- Texas Ash (Fraxinus albicans)
- Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra)
- Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)