Description
Fraxinus americana ‘Nobility’
Zone: 3
Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Mature Size: 50′ high x 30′ wide
Tree Form: Upright, Oval
Canopy: Open
Growth Rate: Moderate
Special Features: Seedless (male flowers), high resistance to Cottony Psyllid, and ash flower gall mite, and frost cracking
Fall Color: Purple
Description: Lovely shade tree for cold climates; extremely hardy, very clean and tidy. Upright growth habit and spectacular purple fall color; glossy foliage, seedless, new twig growth turns purple in late summer.
Ornamental Features: Nobility White Ash has dark green foliage throughout the season. The compound leaves turn an outstanding purple in the fall.
Landscape Attributes: This cultivar maintains a central leader and an even distribution of branches in the oval-shaped canopy. Low maintenance and should only be pruned in the summer after the leaves have fully developed.