Autumn Purple Ash

Autumn Purple ash is a medium size shade tree grown for the striking purple color of its leaves in fall. It develops a uniform, rounded crown as it matures. Due to the presence of the emerald ash borer in Colorado, tree care professionals are no longer recommending ash trees be planted in Colorado.

Autumn Purple Ash

Autumn Purple ash is a medium size shade tree grown for the striking purple color of its leaves in fall. It develops a uniform, rounded crown as it matures. Due to the presence of the emerald ash borer in Colorado, tree care professionals are no longer recommending ash trees be planted in Colorado.

Plant details
bar-chart-01
Botanic Name

Fraxinus americana 'Autumn Purple'

bar-chart-01
Pronunciation

FRAK-si-nus a-mer-ih-KAY-na

bar-chart-01
Mature Height

40 to 50 ft.

bar-chart-01
Mature Spread

40 to 50 ft.

bar-chart-01
Water usage
Water Usage

One Droplet: Water twice per month or less, once established.

Two Droplets: Water about once per week, once established.

Three Droplets: Water about twice per week, once established.

bar-chart-01
Flower Color

green-yellow

bar-chart-01
Bloom time

inconspicuous

bar-chart-01
Colorado Native

No

bar-chart-01
Natural Habitat

species is native to eastern North America

bar-chart-01
Light Requirements

sun

bar-chart-01
Cold Hardiness

USDA zones 3-9

bar-chart-01
Elevation Limit

hardy to 6,500 ft.

View more plants

Amur Maple
Amur Maple

Acer ginnala

Red Maple
Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Caddo Maple
Caddo Maple

Acer saccharum 'Caddo'

Hot Wings Tatarian Maple
Hot Wings Tatarian Maple

Acer tataricum 'GarAnn'

Tatarian Maple
Tatarian Maple

Acer tataricum

Arizona Cypress
Arizona Cypress

Callitropsis arizonica

Western Catalpa
Western Catalpa

Catalpa speciosa

Hackberry
Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Turkish Filbert
Turkish Filbert

Corylus colurna

Russian Hawthorn
Russian Hawthorn

Crataegus ambigua