Please let me add a few more details:

On the label of my tree it said Fan-Tex Ash (Fraxinus Velutina).
The Arizona Ash tree has the exact same name, so I'm not
sure if its the same tree with different names, the label
is not accurate (I bought it from Home Depot), or actually
a hybrid like you propose.

I have read that the Arizona ash is not recomended to be
planted in this area because of its problems, mainly the
root roth disease. If my Fan-Tex is actually the same as
the Arizona Ash its probably going to have the same kind
of problems. On the other hand, the White Ash is supposed to
do well. In a park near my home there are several of these
at least 50ft tall.

I'm also considering planting the pecan tree next to it anyway,
and decide in a year or two which one do I keep.

Art



Rusty Mase wrote in message . ..
On 11 Dec 2003 13:11:19 -0800, (Art Vega) wrote:

I planted one of these trees in my front yard
here in Dallas a couple of years ago.

This is (I think) a cultivar of Texas Ash (Fraxinus texanus) and a
western variant of White Ash. So it should be fairly drought
resistent and possibly slow growing.

Fan Tex (Texas) Ash is supposed to be more columnar and faster growing
than the native species and may be a hybrid with the the more eastern
White Ash. So I would recommend you baby this tree a little to see how
it will do. Maybe a little deep root fertilization around the outer
canopy line along with some soil aeration. The ones I see around
Austin tend to be in well drained soils so it is not a real bottomland
tree like White Ash can be.

Rusty Mase


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