Fraxinus excelsior

Botanical Name: Fraxinus excelsior
Common Name: European ash, common ash
Family Name: Oleaceae
Origin/Distribution: Europe, Portugal, Russia

Leaf: Compound, Dark-green, (fall)Yellow, Pinnate venation, Elliptic/Obovate/Acute/Acute
Bud: Opposite
Flower: Green, Red, Pink, Purple, Dark-red, Showy, Panicle, Apr/May

Fruit/Seed: Brown, Samara, Not showy, Sep/Oct
Stem/Bark: Grey, Brow, Plated, Lightly fissured, (Leaf scar)Half-round

Size: Height: 22- 30m/Spread: 15 - 25m
Habit: Spreading, Upright
Form: Oval-vertical

Soil: Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Hardiness zone (USDA): 5 - 7

Landscape use: Specimen plant, Street/boulevard tree, Tall background, Woodland margin

Notes: Perennial