Native to the state. Yellow fall color. It is less drought tolerant than green ash, but is being planted in residential, park and boulevard settings, particularly in the eastern third of North Dakota. It is native in the Pembina Hills and produces yellow fall color. The cultivar 'Fallgold' has a narrower, more erect growth habit and is recommended in the Northern Plains.
New twigs are a golden color.
It grows very dense and oval-shaped for many years, and its form is quite striking in the landscape. Fall color is yellow. The cultivar Mancana is recommended for planting. A new hybrid ash, Fraxinus x 'Northern Treasure' is being introduced in Canada and is a cross between black and Manchurian ash. The leaflets are 3 to 6 inches long.