Fraxinus latifolia Benth.

Oregon ash (en), Frêne de l'oregon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Fraxinus

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious deciduous tree. It grows 20-20.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 20.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.6
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rather deep, fertile, usually moist soils in the neighbourhood of streams near the coast. Wooded wetlands, lake shores, and in riparian habitats; at elevations up to 1,520 metres.
Light 5-7
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber fuel material medicinal timber wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anthelmintic (bark), Preventive Medicine (bark), Snake Bite Remedy (leaf), Dermatological Aid (root), Febrifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -22
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Fraxinus latifolia leaf picture by Bradley Soares (cc-by-sa)
Fraxinus latifolia leaf picture by Hope (cc-by-sa)
Fraxinus latifolia leaf picture by Anna Pickering (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fraxinus latifolia world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Fraxinus latifolia threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:609072-1
WFO ID wfo-0000832626
COL ID 6JMF5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fraxinus californica Fraxinus oregona Fraxinus americana subsp. oregana Fraxinus oregona var. glabra Fraxinus oregona var. latifolia Fraxinus oregon var. riparia Fraxinus pennsylvanica subsp. oregona Fraxinus oregona f. pulverulenta Fraxinus latifolia