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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

White Ash

Fraxinus americana
native · Central Texas

White Ash is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 60–80 ft tall and 70 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and high water, and handles clay soil. Blooms yellow in mid spring. Good for birds and butterflies.

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The facts

6 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
High
Height
60–80 ft
Spread
70 ft
Bloom
Mid Spring · yellow
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Takes clay · recorded on deep, moist
Wildlife
Supports birds and butterflies

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Southern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie

2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.