General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 25 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 1 inch long, winged samara
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • California Ash
  • Flowering Ash
  • Chaparral Flowering Ash
  • Two-Petal Ash
  • California Flowering Ash

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Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-10-12

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