Wafer-Ash

Tagged as: Plants for Shady Sites, Native Trees

Botanical Name: Ptelea trifoliata*
Common Name: Wafer-Ash

Updated 12/2012

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Height: 15-20'  Spread: 10-15'  Habit/Form: Rounded  Growth Rate: Slow to Medium Zone: 3-9

Cultural Requirements: Sun to dense shade; found on moist woodland edges; has tendency to sucker

Ornamental Characteristics:  Round, winged papery seeds; yellow fall color

Uses in the Landscape: Large shrub or small tree that can be used as a single specimen or in a mass. 

*Native to Midwest

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