
Plants of the Southwest
Ptelea trifoliata
Wafer Ash
Wafer Ash is a small tree to 10 ft. Perfect courtyard tree. Lemon-scented, ash-like leaves are bright green. Charming branch pattern and papery oval seed. The seed gave Wafer Ash its name. A cold hardy relative of citrus trees. Sow in fall or cold stratify 3 months and sow in spring. Zones 3-7.
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