Littleleaf Ash
Fraxinus greggii, Olive Family ( Oleaceae ), Littleleaf Ash. Also called Gregg Ash, Dogleg Ash, Mexican Ash, Escobilla, Barreta, China, Fresno.
An erect, stout, and many - branched perennial semi - evergreen shrub, growing to 18 feet tall, and 15 feet in diameter. It flowers from May to September and reproduces from seed.
Height: To 18 feet tall, and 1 to 15 feet in diameter.
Flowers:
Blooming Time: May to September.
Fruits/Seeds: A winged seed, small.
Leaves: Compound, leaflets opposite on pinnae, racine is winged. Leaves have usually three, up to seven small, leatherly leaflets about one inch long.
Found: Native to Southern Trans-Pecos Texas west to New Mexico and southern Arizona; Coahuila, Nuevo León, Zacatecas, and Tamaulipas in Mexico.
Elevation: 800 - 2,500 Feet.
Habitat: Sand dunes, in gravel washes, mesas, ridges, alluvial plains, and slopes. Xeriscape Landscaping.
Miscellaneous: Photos Taken: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona. May 13, 2008.
