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New Mexico Forestry Division Conservation Seedling Program

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Growth Rate: Moderate
Mature Height: 25-50 feet
Water Requirements: Moderate
Alkalinity Tolerance: Moderate
Preferred Elevation: 3000 - 7000
Cold Hardiness: Fair
Color: green
Suggested Uses: riparian reclamation, windbreaks, erosion control, and wildlife plantings.
Pest Problems: no serious pests.
Tree Description: This native tree, also called Velvet Ash, is widely distributed through canyon bottoms in SW New Mexico. It is well adapted to the desert areas of NM and has moderate wildlife value for birds. Has no calcium carbonate tolerance and low salinity tolerance. It is shade intolerant. Hardiness zones are 7 through 10. The crown width averages 25 feet. It grows in soils that range from 5.8 to 7.5 pH.

Fraxinus velutina
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Small SeedlingsSold in Lots of 49 Seedling(s)
At $90.00 per Lot


49 Seedlings available or 1 Lot(s)