Texas Ash

Fraxinus albicans

Texas Ash

Mason Brock (Masebrock)

Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Oleaceae
Genus:
Fraxinus
Species:
Fraxinus albicans

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Tree
Height:
More than 40 ft
Light Requirements:
Part Shade
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
mar, apr
Bloom Colors:
Red, Green, Purple

Native Range

United States: Oklahoma, Texas

Keystone Species Ranking

Caterpillar Keystone:
★☆☆☆☆ Based on number of butterfly and moth species using this genus as host plant (Source: National Wildlife Federation)

Host Plant for Caterpillars

Adita chionanthi, Ash Borer (Podosesia syringae), Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris), Bethune's Pinion (Lithophane bethunei), Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea), Caloptilia fraxinella, ⚠️Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis), Cecropia moth (Hyalophora cecropia), Copivaleria grotei, Dark-spotted Palthis (Palthis angulalis), Distinct Lichen Moth (Achatia distincta), Effecta Euchlaena Moth (Euchlaena effecta), fall cankerworm (Alsophila pometaria), Fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea), Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), Franck's sphinx moth (Sphinx franckii), Great Ash Sphinx (Sphinx chersis), Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), hibiscus Quaker (Orthosia hibisci), Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae), Io moth (Automeris io), Johnson's euchlaena moth (Euchlaena johnsonaria), lilac sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae), Linden looper (Erannis tiliaria), Manduca brontes, Maple spanworm (Ennomos magnaria), Marmara fraxinicola, Melanchra assimilis, Norman's Quaker (Crocigrapha normani), Obliquebanded leafroller (Choristoneura rosaceana), Ochre Euchlaena (Euchlaena marginaria), Orizaba silkmoth (Rothschildia orizaba), Orthosia revicta, Papaipema furcata, Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea), Regal Moth (Citheronia regalis), reticulated sparganothis moth (Sparganothis reticulatana), Splendid Palpita Moth (Palpita magniferalis), Spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata), tawny brown carpet moth (Anacamptodes ephyraria), Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis), Waved Sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa), White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), Winter moth (Operophtera brumata), woodland leafroller (Pandemis lamprosana), woolly gray (Lycia ursaria), Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton), Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), hickory hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

Soil Requirements

Soil Type:
well-drained, calcareous, rocky soil
pH:
6.0 - 7.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
Drainage:
excellent drainage required
Moisture:
dry to moderate
Notes:
commonly found on limestone hills