Colours and scent Flowers: Fruit: Leaf: Green Stem: Grey Variegated leaf: No Scent: No
Size and shape Height: 24.00m Height at 10yrs: 10.00m Spread: 10.00m Spread at 10yrs: 4.00m Shape: Bell
Evergreen, Seasons of interest... Blooms/foliage interest in: Autumn, Winter Evergreen: No, deciduous
Fraxinus excelsior Common ash, European ash, Fine leaved ash
Plant Names... Botanical name: Fraxinus excelsior Common name: Common ash, European ash, Fine leaved ash Also known as:
Plant Type... Plant botanical type: Tree
Use For... Architectural, Bee attraction, Bird attraction
Description... The common ash is, perhaps, at its best in winter. It has distinctive, smooth, grey bark and smart black buds that look as though they have been sculpted. It isn't a particularly exciting tree to look at in summer as it's very late to leaf, although a mature tree is a fine spectacle. The dark-green pinnate leaves often turn to yellow in autumn and it is the first native tree to drop its leaves. Ash wood has been used to make a variety of tools, such as the traditional shepherds' crook. It has also been used for the wing spars of aircraft in the early days and even during the Second World War the wood was used in the construction of the Mosquito aircraft.
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Fraxinus excelsior
Planting your new plant
Water the plant thoroughly when you get it home, and plant out as soon as possible. Make the hole for the plant larger that the pot it is in and the same depth. When removing the plant from the pot, squeeze the sides of the pot to loosen it. Loosen the roots of the plant, put the plant in the hole spreading the roots to encourage them to grow outwards. Fill round the edges of the rootball with soil to the same level as the surrounding soil.
Care for your plant
Plants in containers need plant food to thrive when in growth. Seek advice from your retailer regarding best product(s). Follow the packet instructions when applying plant food. Remove fading flowers to encourage fresh ones.
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