Littleleaf Ash

Fraxinus greggii

Flowers: J F M A M J J A S O N D
Status: Native
Origin: Arizona, west Texas, New Mexico and south into Mexico
Family: Oleaceae (Olive Family)
Size: 10′ – 15′
Sun: Full to part
Watering: Regular
Growth Rate: Slow
Soil: Tolerant
Temperature: Hardy to 10 F
Pruning:
Disease and Pests:
Uses: Larval host for the incense cedar sphinx (Sphinx libocedrus) and the two-tailed swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata multicaudata), nectar-rich flowers for butterflies and bees, seeds for granivorous birds.
Notes: Can be grown as a semievergreen shrub or small tree. Plants are dioecious (separate female and male plants). Flowers are inconspicuous

Photo by roberto999

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