Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson2
Introduction
This fast-growing, deciduous, native North American tree reaches a height of 30 to 50 feet, depending upon cultural conditions. It is capable of READ MORE http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st271
Tree with open, rounded crown of spreading branches. Height is 40 ft. (12 m). Diameter is 1 ft. (0.3 m). Leaves are 3–6 in. (7.5–15 cm) long, pinnately compound. They are lance-shaped to elliptica READ MORE http://www.enmu.edu/about/map/tree/10.shtml
Family: Oleaceae
Native To: North America
Native Habitat: Stream and wash banks of southwest mountains and desert grassland
Growth Habit: Large deciduous tree
Flowering: Green, inconspicuous sprin READ MORE http://arboretum.arizona.edu/taxa/Fraxinus_velutina.html
Here in Tucson, Velvet Ash (Fraxinus velutina) trees are common in large, sandy washes with underground water and along streams in rocky canyons. These riparian trees only grow in locations where they READ MORE http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/07/18/velvet-ash/