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'''''Fraxinus ornus''''' ('''Manna Ash''' or '''South European Flowering Ash''') is a species of ''[[Fraxinus]]'' native to southern [[Europe]] and southwestern [[Asia]], from [[Spain]] and [[Italy]] north to [[Austria]] and the [[Czech Republic]], and east through the [[Balkans]], [[Turkey]], and western [[Syria]] to the [[Lebanon]].<ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=fe>Flora Europaea: [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Fraxinus&SPECIES_XREF=ornus&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= ''Fraxinus ornus'']</ref><ref name=mc>Med-Checklist: [http://ww2.bgbm.org/mcl/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=15526&PTRefFK=1276 ''Fraxinus ornus'']</ref>
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It is a medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to 15–25 m tall with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The [[bark]] is dark grey, remaining smooth even on old trees. The [[bud]]s are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs. The [[leaf|leaves]] are in opposite pairs, pinnate, 20-30 cm long, with 5-9 leaflets; the leaflets are broad ovoid, 5-10 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with a finely serrated and wavy margin, and short but distinct [[petiole (botany)|petiolules]] 5–15 mm long; the autumn colour is variable, yellow to purplish. The [[flower]]s are produced in dense [[panicle]]s 10–20 cm long after the new leaves appear in late spring, each flower with four slender creamy white petals 5–6 mm long; they are pollinated by [[insect]]s. The [[fruit]] is a slender [[samara (fruit)|samara]] 1.5-2.5 cm long, the seed 2 mm broad and the wing 4–5 mm broad, green ripening brown.<ref name=rushforth/><ref name=afm>Mitchell, A. F. (1974). ''A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6</ref><ref name=afm1>Mitchell, A. F. (1982). ''The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-219037-0</ref>
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It is frequently grown as an [[ornamental tree]] in Europe north of its native range, grown for its decorative flowers (the species is also sometimes called "Flowering Ash"). Some cultivated specimens are [[grafting|grafted]] on rootstocks of ''[[Fraxinus excelsior]]'', with an often very conspicuous change in the bark at the graft line to the fissured bark of the rootstock species.<ref name=afm/>
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Fraxinus ornus, Linn. (Ornus europaea, Pers. F. floribunda, Hort., not Wall.). Small tree, becoming 25 ft.: winter-buds gray or brownish tomentulose: lfts. generally 7, stalked, oblong-ovate or ovate, irregularly serrate, rufously pubescent on the midrib beneath. 2-3 ½ in. long: fls. whitish, fragrant, in dense, terminal panicles 3-5 in. long: fr. erect, narrow-oblong, truncate or emarginate at the apex, about 1 in. long. May, June. S. Eu., W. Asia. Var. juglandifolia, Tenore (var. latifolia, Dipp. F. rotundifolia, Hort.). Lfts. ovate or broadly ovate-oblong. Var. rotundifolia, Tenore (F. rotundifolia, Lam.). Low tree: lfts. roundish-elliptic to roundish-obovate. Var. angustifolia, Tenore (F. theophrastii, Hort., partly). Lfts. lanceolate.
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Fraxinus ornus, Linn. (Ornus europaea, Pers. F. floribunda, Hort., not Wall.). Small tree, becoming 25 ft.: winter-buds gray or brownish tomentulose: lfts. generally 7, stalked, oblong-ovate or ovate, irregularly serrate, rufously pubescent on the midrib beneath. 2-3 ½ in. long: fls. whitish, fragrant, in dense, terminal panicles 3-5 in. long: fr. erect, narrow-oblong, truncate or emarginate at the apex, about 1 in. long. May, June. S. Eu., W. Asia. Gn. 22, p. 117; 34, p. 78; 48, p. 286; 31, pp. 354, 355. F.E. 22:61. G. 18:541. G.M. 54:860. H.W. 3:60. p. 120. Var. juglandifolia, Tenore (var. latifolia, Dipp. F. rotundifolia, Hort.). Lfts. ovate or broadly ovate-oblong. Var. rotundifolia, Tenore (F. rotundifolia, Lam.). Low tree: lfts. roundish-elliptic to roundish-obovate. Var. angustifolia, Tenore (F. theophrastii, Hort., partly). Lfts. lanceolate.
 
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Width: ⇔ 40 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 6 to 10
Flower features: ❀ white
Scientific Names

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Fraxinus ornus (Manna Ash or South European Flowering Ash) is a species of Fraxinus native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia, from Spain and Italy north to Austria and the Czech Republic, and east through the Balkans, Turkey, and western Syria to the Lebanon.[1][2][3]

It is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15–25 m tall with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The bark is dark grey, remaining smooth even on old trees. The buds are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs. The leaves are in opposite pairs, pinnate, 20-30 cm long, with 5-9 leaflets; the leaflets are broad ovoid, 5-10 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with a finely serrated and wavy margin, and short but distinct petiolules 5–15 mm long; the autumn colour is variable, yellow to purplish. The flowers are produced in dense panicles 10–20 cm long after the new leaves appear in late spring, each flower with four slender creamy white petals 5–6 mm long; they are pollinated by insects. The fruit is a slender samara 1.5-2.5 cm long, the seed 2 mm broad and the wing 4–5 mm broad, green ripening brown.[1][4][5]

It is frequently grown as an ornamental tree in Europe north of its native range, grown for its decorative flowers (the species is also sometimes called "Flowering Ash"). Some cultivated specimens are grafted on rootstocks of Fraxinus excelsior, with an often very conspicuous change in the bark at the graft line to the fissured bark of the rootstock species.[4]


Read about Fraxinus ornus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Fraxinus ornus, Linn. (Ornus europaea, Pers. F. floribunda, Hort., not Wall.). Small tree, becoming 25 ft.: winter-buds gray or brownish tomentulose: lfts. generally 7, stalked, oblong-ovate or ovate, irregularly serrate, rufously pubescent on the midrib beneath. 2-3 ½ in. long: fls. whitish, fragrant, in dense, terminal panicles 3-5 in. long: fr. erect, narrow-oblong, truncate or emarginate at the apex, about 1 in. long. May, June. S. Eu., W. Asia. Var. juglandifolia, Tenore (var. latifolia, Dipp. F. rotundifolia, Hort.). Lfts. ovate or broadly ovate-oblong. Var. rotundifolia, Tenore (F. rotundifolia, Lam.). Low tree: lfts. roundish-elliptic to roundish-obovate. Var. angustifolia, Tenore (F. theophrastii, Hort., partly). Lfts. lanceolate. CH


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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rushforth, K. (1999). Trees of Britain and Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.
  2. ↑ Flora Europaea: Fraxinus ornus
  3. ↑ Med-Checklist: Fraxinus ornus
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mitchell, A. F. (1974). A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-212035-6
  5. ↑ Mitchell, A. F. (1982). The Trees of Britain and Northern Europe. Collins ISBN 0-00-219037-0
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