Scientific Name:	Fraxinus excelsior
Pronunciation:	FRACKS-ih-nus eks-SEL-see-or
Common Name:	common or European ash
Family Name:	Oleaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Tree stout; branches grey; leaves pinnately compound, 7-11 leaflets, opposite; flowers tiny, purple, April-May; fruit 1 seeded winged samara. Winter ID: large black 'chocolate chip' buds.
Course(s):	HORT 1155

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 15 - 25m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, Street (boulevard tree), Tall background, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Odd-pinnate Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Acute Bases: Acute Margins:

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 4 Colour (petals): Showy, Green, Red, Pink, Purple, Dark-red Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Samara Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Not showy

Bark Morphology: Plated, Lightly fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Brown     Leaf Bud Type: Ovoid, Rounded or globular Leaf Scar Shape: Half-round Organ Modifications: Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed, Grafting
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Anthracnose, Dieback, Heart rot, Rust, Scale insects, Caterpillar or cutworm
Specific Pests:	Gnomoniella fraxini

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZS) GAZebo South : q.3 (LTW) Langley Township Walk (WLG) WoodLand Garden Location Map

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