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Description:

An impressive shade tree with a densely oval form and reliable wine-red fall color, somewhat smaller than the species making it ideal for the average home landscape, also makes a great street tree due to its uniform shape

Ornamental Features

Autumn Applause White Ash has dark green deciduous foliage on a tree with an oval habit of growth. The compound leaves turn an outstanding burgundy in the fall.

Landscape Attributes

Autumn Applause White Ash is a dense deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should only be pruned in summer after the leaves have fully developed, as it may 'bleed' sap if pruned in late winter or early spring. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Autumn Applause White Ash is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Shade

Planting & Growing

Autumn Applause White Ash will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a high canopy with a typical clearance of 6 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. As it matures, the lower branches of this tree can be strategically removed to create a high enough canopy to support unobstructed human traffic underneath. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.