How to grow European ash or common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
| April – May. Not very outstanding flowers in panicles, brown reddish, neither calyx nor corolla. Fruits in samara and black buds. Leaves compound, till 15 leaflets, sessile and toothed It can reach up to 40 m. |
| Regular. It needs abundant watering or to be planted in humid areas. |
| Gardens and parks considering it is a tree that provides good shade and for its resistance to the illnesses. It is very ornamental in autumn for the yellowish coloration of its leaves. Its wood is very resistant and it is used for the construction of different tools because it is very flexible, not very heavy and very resistant. It has been used as a medicinal plant and in the tanning industry. |
| Sun, It tolerates the shade and the strong winds and it is very resistant to the freezes. |
| By means of seeds in autumn. |
| By means of seeds in autumn. |
Another species of “Fraxinus“
Fraxinus americana —————- White ash
Fraxinus angustifolia ————— Narrow-leafed ash
Fraxinus bungeana —————………….
Fraxinus floribunda ——————……………
Fraxinus griffithii —————……………
Fraxinus hookeri ————-……………
Fraxinus japonica ———————……………….
Fraxinus latifolia ——————– Oregon ash
Fraxinus longicuspis ——————- ……………..
Fraxinus mandshurica ————— Manchurian ash
Fraxinus nigra ——————- ………..
Fraxinus ornus —————— Flowering ash, manna ash
Fraxinus oxycarpa —————…………….
Fraxinus pennsylvanica —————- Green ash, red ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata ————— Blue ash
Fraxinus sieboldiana ——————-…………………
Fraxinus sinensis —————— …………………
Fraxinus texensis —————……………
Fraxinus uhdei ———————— Evergreen ash
Fraxinus velutina ——————— Velvet ash, desert ash, Arizona ash
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