Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Trees
Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Medium, Large
Also Grown As: Standard Tree
Mature Height & Spread: 30-50' x 20-30'
Natural Growth Habit: Rounded, Spreading
Native To: Cultivar, Southwest
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Inconspicuous
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fall Color / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions
Container Sizes: #15, #25, 36" Box
Sunset Garden Zones: 8-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9
Fraxinus velutina ‘Rio Grande’ is a fast-growing, deciduous shade tree with an open, spreading, rounded shape featuring smooth, glossy, dark green pinnately-compound leaflets that turn a uniform bright golden-yellow in autumn and a trunk with symmetrical, furrowed, gray-brown bark that becomes fissured with age. It has a narrow and excurrent habit when young and matures into a decurrent canopy. Generally non-invasive roots compared to other fast-growing shade trees. This is a male, seedless clone. Uses include park tree, specimen, street tree. Excellent in desert landscapes and adaptable in intermountain landscapes. Moderate soil salt-tolerance. Low shade tolerance; requires full sun to partial sun to thrive. Highly adaptable to many soil conditions; handles sand, heavy clay, loam, rocky soils, and strongly alkaline pH levels. Moderate water needs. While somewhat drought-tolerant once established, best growth is with a regular deep watering to maintain a lush canopy in hot climates. Moderate fire-resistance. Deer-resistant. Resistant to oak root fungus. Cold hardy to -10°F.
Fraxinus velutina ‘Rio Grande’ is a fast-growing, deciduous shade tree with an open, spreading, rounded shape featuring smooth, glossy, dark green pinnately-compound leaflets that turn a uniform bright golden-yellow in autumn and a trunk with symmetrical, furrowed, gray-brown bark that becomes fissured with age. It has a narrow and excurrent habit when young and matures into a decurrent canopy. Generally non-invasive roots compared to other fast-growing shade trees. This is a male, seedless clone. Uses include park tree, specimen, street tree. Excellent in desert landscapes and adaptable in intermountain landscapes. Moderate soil salt-tolerance. Low shade tolerance; requires full sun to partial sun to thrive. Highly adaptable to many soil conditions; handles sand, heavy clay, loam, rocky soils, and strongly alkaline pH levels. Moderate water needs. While somewhat drought-tolerant once established, best growth is with a regular deep watering to maintain a lush canopy in hot climates. Moderate fire-resistance. Deer-resistant. Resistant to oak root fungus. Cold hardy to -10°F.
