Fraxinus excelsior

Name: Fraxinus excelsior
Common Name:   European ash				Family: Oleaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit: vigorous, spreading	Hard. Zone:    usda 5		Mature Size 30m tall by 20m spread					x
Leaf:  pinnate, dark green, 30cm long with 9-13 oval leaflets					Fall/Winter Color: yellow foliage in fall, black
Leaf Arr.     X   Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: inconspicuous						Infl.: panicles turn to conspicuous black buds in winter
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov.)      Dec.  (fall color)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: specimen		Limitations: leaf spot, powdery mildew, rust, cankers, borers, leaf miners, webworm, scale					Other Features: