Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Arizona Ash
Scientific Name
Fraxinus velutina
Botanical Pronunciation
FRACK-sih-nus vell-LOO-tih-nuh
Plant Type
Shade Trees
Deciduous / Evergreen
Deciduous
Special Features
Native to Utah
Blooms
Spring, Whitish-green blossoms, Blooms just before the leaves
Growth Habit
Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Average Landscape Size
60' x 40'
Landscape Uses
Shade Tree
Care Information
Grows native in canyons and washes in Southern Utah. Useful shade tree where summers are long, hot, and dry, and soils are alkaline