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Syrian Ash

Fraxinus sogdiana

Also called Tianshan Ash

Syrian Ash
Photo: Arkadiusz Nowak, Marcin Nobis, Sylwia Nowak, Agnieszka Nobis, Anna Wróbel, Sebastian Świerszcz, Ewelina Klichowska, Iwon, CC BY 4.0

Syrian Ash (Fraxinus sogdiana), also called Tianshan Ash, is a hardy deciduous tree from Central Asia, grown mainly as an ornamental or shade tree in temperate gardens. It is a tough, cold-tolerant species that needs full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Oleaceae (Olive family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during establishment and in long dry spells; once established it tolerates drought.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil; tolerates alkaline and poor soils.
Temperature
Hardy to about -25 °C once established; protect young trees from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Afghanistan to Xinjiang and W. Pakistan
Climate
temperate

About

Fraxinus sogdiana, known as the Tianshan ash, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Oleaceae.

Its native range is Afghanistan to northwestern China and western Pakistan.

Other Fraxinus plants

Texas Ash · White ash · Narrow-leafed Ash · Singleleaf ash · Fraxinus baroniana · Mexican ash · Northern Ash · Carolina ash · Jirisan Ash · Chinese ash · Fragrant ash · Wild Ash

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fraxinus sogdiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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