Chinese ash
Fraxinus chinensis
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- Form
- tree
- Region
- China
- Rated in
- Global
United States / Grow / Chinese ash
On this lot
1. Fire evidence and conditions
- Fire evidence
- Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
- Fire-performance conditions
- Fire ecology context
- Placement evidence
- Evidence regions
- Global
- Maintenance
2. Why this plant is relevant here
- State distribution
- Native range
- Introduced / established
- 1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.
- USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
- Legal-list status
- Seed-list status
- Reported invasive here
- Broader regional context
- Federal context
How to read this page
The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.
Native and introduced range evidence
These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.
Current native
0
exact source areas
Current introduced
1
exact source area
Qualified
0
doubtful or extinct source rows
1 introduced source area
- Puerto Rico (PR)
The evidence
Listed without a rating (3)
Corroboration (3 rows from 1 source)
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FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database
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Primary study Shan2008: Shan, Y., Liu, N., & Shu, L. (2008). Flammability ranking of foliage species by factor analysis of physical and chemical pyric properties. Fire and Materials: An International Journal, 32, 371-382.
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“temperature at flaming (°C): 270”
FLAMITS record 12600; Ignitability measurement; device ignition temperature tester.
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“calorific value (kcal/kg): 4489.72”
FLAMITS record 12601; Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter.
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“calorific value (kcal/kg): 5105.33”
FLAMITS record 13734; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Wang2009-1; sampling november. Primary study Wang2009: Wang, X., Niu, S., & Kan, Z. (2009). Properties and flammability of major tree species in the Beijing area. Frontiers of Forestry in China, 4, 304-308.
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