Willow Oak
Quercus phellos Large tree Zones 5–9 40–75 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
A native we do not grow
Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda. Large tree, 60 to 85 feet, zones 5 to 9; full sun or part shade; average or wet ground.
We do not grow pumpkin ash, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Form | Large tree |
|---|---|
| Height, feet | 60 to 85 |
| Spread, feet | Up to 50 |
| Zones | 5 to 9 |
| Sun | Full sun or part shade |
| Soil moisture | Average or wet ground |
| Growth | Fast |
| Leaves | Deciduous |
| Traits | Fall color, wildlife value |
| Flowers | April to May |
| Fruit | Samaras, August to December |
| First crop | 9 to 10 years (the youngest seed-bearing ages reported) |
| Pollination | Separate male and female trees. Male and female flowers grow on separate trees, so a female tree bears seed only with a male nearby. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Ground | Floodplain forests, the coast, swamps and wet flats |
| Native in | 21 states and the District of Columbia |
Pumpkin ash is native in 21 states and the District of Columbia: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America and NatureServe Explorer.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it flowers and fruits, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place How many to plant for a crop of seed Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its trunk How a big one scores against the champion trees
For the same ground, we grow
These trees we grow share the most of pumpkin ash's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Black Gum (Tupelo)
Nyssa sylvatica Large tree Zones 4–9 40–70 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica Large tree Zones 5–10 80–100 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
American Elm
Ulmus americana Large tree Zones 2–9 60–80 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
Swamp Tupelo
Nyssa biflora Large tree Zones 6–9 60–80 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica Large tree Zones 6–10 60–100 ft
Shares floodplain forests, swamps and wet flats in the wild.
Read from
Its figures come from Silvics of North America, NC State Extension, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Morton Arboretum, the Wildflower Center, the Woody Plant Seed Manual and the USDA PLANTS Database.