Fraxinus griffithii
Himalayan ash · also Evergreen ash, Griffith's ash, Formosan ash
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A fast-growing evergreen ash, though semi-deciduous in colder areas, native to East and Southeast Asia. It features shiny, relatively small leaves and fragrant white spring flowers, making it a popular street and garden tree for its shade and elegant, modest-sized canopy. However, its versatility has led it to become invasive in some regions, noted as high risk.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,6721.6%—4.5 in
- 4580.20%—4.3 in
- 150.01%—1.9 in
- 10.00%—22 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 13–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.4 in, mean 5.6 in, 90th percentile 11 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests
- Eastern Java-Bali rain forests
- Hainan Island monsoon rain forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- South Taiwan monsoon rain forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Lesser Sundas deciduous forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Other Fraxinus in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
