Texas Ash
Fraxinus albicans
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