Green Ash vs Manitoba Maple - TreeTime.ca

Green Ash vs Manitoba Maple

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Acer negundo

Green Ash
Manitoba Maple

Green ash is a fast growing tree with incredible golden yellow leaves in fall. This tree is native to the prairies and is well suited for drought and cold. Green ash can also tolerate soil compaction, periods of flooding and a wide variety of soils including alkaline. This makes green ash ideally suited for use in urban environments.

Manitoba Maple is a fast growing tree with great fall color. These trees are typically grown as feature or shade trees on larger properties and acreages. Manitoba maples are cold hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soil moisture conditions.

Note that Manitoba Maple is considered toxic to horses.

Green Ash Quick Facts

Manitoba Maple Quick Facts

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Zone: 2b
Zone: 2a
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 12 m (39 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright yellow in early fall
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Flowers: white
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium

In row spacing: 1.8 - 2.4 m (6 - 8 ft)

In row spacing: 2.4 - 3 m (8 - 10 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: downy ash, red ash, swamp ash, water ash
Other Names: ash maple, ashleaf maple, black ash, box elder, boxelder maple, california boxelder, cut-leaved maple, cutleaf maple, elf maple, negundo maple, red river maple, stinking ash, sugar ash, three-leaved maple, western boxelder