Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Oleaceae > Fraxinus > Fraxinus profundaFraxinus profunda (pumpkin ash)Synonyms: Calycomelia profunda (homotypic); Calycomelia tomentosa; Fraxinus americana var. profunda (homotypic); Fraxinus michauxii; Fraxinus pennsylvanica profunda (homotypic); Fraxinus pennsylvanica var. profunda (homotypic); Fraxinus profunda var. ashei; Fraxinus tomentosa Fraxinus profunda (pumpkin ash; syn. F. tomentosa Michx.) is a species of Fraxinus (ash) native to eastern North America, primarily in the United States, with a scattered distribution on the Atlantic coastal plain and interior lowland river valleys from southern Maryland northwest to Indiana, southeast to northern Florida, and southwest to southeastern Missouri to Louisiana, and also locally in the extreme south of Canada in Essex County, Ontario. |
Air Quality Improvement [1] | Low | Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-High | Carbon Capture [1] | Medium-Low | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | Screening - Winter [2] | Porous | Shade Percentage [1] | 82 % | Temperature Reduction [1] | Medium | Wind Reduction [1] | Medium-Low | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Bloom Period [2] | Mid Spring | Drought Tolerance [2] | Low | Fire Tolerance [2] | High | Frost Free Days [2] | 6 months | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | Medium | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Fall | Growth Form [2] | Single Stem | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Rapid | Janka Hardness [4] | 990 lbf (449 kgf) Soft | Leaf Type [3] | Deciduous | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Seed | Root Depth [2] | 28 inches (71 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Moderate | Seed Vigor [2] | High | Seeds Per [2] | 3200 / lb (7055 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | Specific Gravity [5] | 0.52 | Structure [3] | Tree | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [2] | White | Foliage Color [2] | Green | Fruit Color [2] | Brown | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Fall Conspicuous [2] | Yes | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [1] | 50 feet (15.3 m) | Width [1] | 39 feet (12 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°) | Hardiness Zone Maximum [1] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Mixed Sun/Shade | Soil Acidity [2] | Moderate Acid | Soil Fertility [2] | Intermediate | Water Use [1] | High to Moderate |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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George Washington Memorial Parkway |
V |
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Virginia, United States |
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Hobcaw Barony (North Inlet) National Estuarine Research Reserve |
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7585 |
South Carolina, United States |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Saratoga National Historical Park |
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New York, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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