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Characteristics
 Family-
Oleaceae--The Olive Family
- Origin
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Native NC
- Plant Description
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Deciduous tree to 80 feet; leaves opposite, once pinnately compound, mostly 7 leaflets, coarsely saw-toothed, upper surface shiny green, lower surface pale and dull green; flowers April to May before the leaves, sexes separate, on separate trees, small and nondescript; fruits maturing in early fall, a one-seeded, winged samara (1 1/4-2 1/4 inches long, with narrow wing extending nearly to the base of the seed body) held in drooping clusters.
- Ornamental Characteristics
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Nice, dark green, shiny foliage, good fall color, attractive spreading form.
- Landscape Use
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Shade tree for large areas. Green ash is the ash most frequently used in landscaping, and is widely adaptible to soil conditions and sun or shade.
- Horticultural Cultivars
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'Marshall's Seedless' is a male tree without fruits and with yellow fall color; 'Summit' has a good yellow fall color. There is a need for evaluation of existing cultivars for coastal adaptability.
- Availability/Propagation
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Available in nurseries as cultivars; transplant locally adapted ecotypes from wild (with permission); propagate from seed planted in the fall.
- Culture
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Full sun to partial shade in moist, well drained soils.
- Coastal Ecology
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Green ash is a common tree of coastal areas, and is found frequently in the maritime forest in wet, saturated sites, at the edges of fresh water swamps, and occasionally in upland sites. It is found in the coastal plain especially along brownwater rivers and streams. Green ash is shade tolerant, but it is not salt tolerant.
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