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Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Tree
Texas Ash
Fraxinus albicans
Drought-tough native ash with yellow to purple fall color. Special care: emerald ash borer has reached North Texas — consider this when choosing.
Recommended uses
- Shade
- Fall color
- Plant type
- Shade tree
- Evergreen / deciduous
- Deciduous
- Sun
- Full sun
- Shade tolerance
- Low
- Water needs
- Low
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Mature width
- 20–30 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Texas heat tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- High