Tuesday 18 December 2012

Fraxinus angustifolia



Name:  Fraxinus angustifolia
Common Name:
narrow leafed ash
Family:
 Oleaceae
    x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit
spreading
Hard. Zone
  usda 6
Mature Size
25m tall by 12m spread

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Leaf: pinnate, glossy, dark green top lighter underside, in slender, lanceshaped, tapered leaflets


Fall/Winter Color: yellow gold leaves in fall

        Leaf Arr.   x     Opposite         Alternate     3    Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: inconspicuous, petalless


Infl. raceme

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  ( fall color)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun   x  Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
specimen


Limitations: leaf spot, powdery mildew, rust, cankers, borers, leaf miner, webworm, scale
Other Features: will tolerate variety of soils

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