Biltmore Ash

Fraxinus biltmoreana

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

137CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Fraxinus

Callosamia prometheaPromethea Moth
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Abagrotis alternataGreater Red Dart, Mottled Grey Cutworm
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta dolliDoll's Dagger
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger
Acronicta interruptaInterrupted Dagger
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth

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Amphipyra glabellaSmooth Amphipyra
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Antaeotricha leucillanaWell-Marked Leaf Tier, Pale Gray Bird-Dropping Moth
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips purpuranaOmnivorous Leafroller Moth
Archips semiferanusOak Leafroller Moth
Arogalea cristifasciellaStripe-Backed Moth, White Stripe-Backed Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Baileya dormitansSleeping Baileya
Biston betulariaSalt-and-Pepper Geometer, Cleft-Headed Looper
Campaea perlataPale Beauty, Fringed Looper
Catocala habilisHabilis Underwing
Catocala piatrixThe Penitent, Penitent Underwing
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Ceratomia amyntorElm Sphinx
Ceratomia undulosaWaved Sphinx
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Citheronia regalisRoyal Walnut Moth, Hickory Horned Devil
Clepsis persicanaWhite Triangle Tortrix
Coleophora pruniellaCherry Casebearer, Apple Leafmining Casebearer, Western Cigar Casebearer
Copivaleria groteiGrote's Sallow
Crocigrapha normaniNorman's Quaker
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Ennomos magnariaMaple Spanworm Moth, Notchwing Geometer
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Euchlaena johnsonariaJohnson's Euchlaena
Euchlaena marginariaOchre Euchlaena
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eulia ministranaFerruginous Eulia
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Euzophera semifuneralisAmerican Plum Borer
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Iridopsis larvariaBent-Line Gray
Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lithophane innominataNameless Pinion
Lithophane laticinereaBroad Ashen Pinion, Russet Spotted Pinion, Triple-Spotted Pinion
Lithophane petulcaWanton Pinion
Lithophane querqueraShivering Pinion
Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
Lophocampa caryaeHickory Tussock Moth, Hickory Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculataSpotted Tussock Moth, Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lycia ypsilonWoolly Gray
Machimia tentoriferellaGold-Striped Leaftier Moth
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Manduca jasminearumAsh Sphinx
Manduca rusticaRustic Sphinx
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Melanchra assimilisBlack Arches
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
Metanema determinataDark Metanema
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Olceclostera angelicaThe Angel
Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia garmaniGarman's Quaker
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia revictaSubdued Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Palpita magniferalisSplendid Palpita
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Pandemis lamprosanaWoodgrain Leafroller
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema furcataAsh-Tip Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Papilio cresphontesEastern Giant Swallowtail
Paranthrene asilipennisOak Stump Borer Moth, Oak Borer
Phaeoura quernariaOak Beauty Moth
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
Plagodis fervidariaFervid Plagodis
Plagodis kuetzingiPurple Plagodis
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Podosesia aureocinctaBanded Ash Clearwing
Podosesia syringaeLilac Borer Moth, Ash Borer
Prionoxystus macmurtreiLittle Carpenterworm, Lesser Oak Carpenter Worm
Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
Probole alienariaDogwood Probole, Alien Probole
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Psaphida styracisFawn Sallow
Rhopobota naevanaBlackheaded Fireworm, Holly Bud Moth, Holly Tortrix
Satyrium calanusBanded Hairstreak, Falacer Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorusHickory Hairstreak
Satyrium liparopsStriped Hairstreak
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Sericaglaea signataVariable Sallow
Smerinthus jamaicensisTwin-Spotted Sphinx
Sparganothis unifascianaOne-Lined Sparganothis
Sphinx canadensisCanadian Sphinx
Sphinx chersisGreat Ash Sphinx
Sphinx franckiiFranck's Sphinx
Sphinx gordiusApple Sphinx
Sphinx kalmiaeFawn Sphinx, Laurel Sphinx
Spilosoma latipennisPink-Legged Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Sympistis chionanthiFringed-Tree Sallow, Grey O Moth
Tetracis cachexiataWhite Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tolype velledaLarge Tolype, Large Lappet Moth, Vellada Lappet Moth
Bucculatrix packardella
Eupithecia swettii
Stigmella apicialbella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

4BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Fraxinus

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

3BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Fraxinus

Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Ortalis vetulaPlain Chachalaca
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Oleaceae
Flower color: Yellow
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Single stem
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Summer
Fruit ends: Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Mid spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “Yellow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Single stem” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Height · “About 90 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaf retention · “Deciduous” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
primary_flower_color · “yellow” · USDA PLANTS

Also known as

Biltmore White Ash; Fraxinus americana var. biltmoreana

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNR
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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