Fraxinus excelsior
| Habit | tree
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| Height: | ⇕ | 100 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 60 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early fall, mid fall, late fall |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 4 to 10 |
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| Origin: | ✈ | ? |
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| Exposure: | ☼ | ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property. |
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| Water: | ◍ | ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property. |
Read about Fraxinus excelsior in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Fraxinus excelsior, Linn. Fig. 1577. Tall tree, to 120 ft.: lfts. 9-13, almost sessile, oblong-ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, serrate, dark green above, paler beneath, 2-5 in. long: fr. oblong, often emarginate, about 1 ½ in. long. Eu., W. Asia. H.W. 3:59, pp. 115, 116. Gn. 22, p. 273. F.E. 24:395. Many different varieties are cult., some of the most distinct being the following: Var. albo-marginata, Hort. Lfts. edged white. Var. argentea, Loud. (var. albo-variegata, Hort.). Lfts. blotched white. Var. lutea, Loud. Lvs.. variegated with yellow. Var. jaspidea, Desf. Bark of the young branches striped pinkish white. Var. aurea, Pers. With yellow branches. Var. Aurea-pendula, Loud. With pendulous yellow branches, but a somewhat weak grower. Var. erosa, Willd. (Var. asplenifolia, Kirchn. Var. laciniata, Hort. Var. elegantissima, Hort. Var. scolopendrifolia,Hort.). Lfts. very narrow, incisely serrate and often almost linear. Var. crispa, Willd. (Var. atrovirens, Var. cucullata, Hort.), with very dark green curled and twisted lvs.; of slow growth. Var. diversifolia, Ait. (F. heterophylla, Vahl. F. sim-plicifolia laciniata, Hort. F. riifa, Hort., not Bosc). Lvs. simple or 3-parted, usually incisely dentate. Gn. 22, p. 273. Var. monophylla, Kuntze (F_. monophylla, Desf. F. simplicifolia, Willd.). Lvs. simple, ovate, serrate, rarely with 1 or 2 small lfts. at the base. Var. nana, Loud. (Var. polemoniifblia, Var. globbsa, Hort.). A compact, slow-growing, dwarf form with very small lvs. M.D.G. 1904:380. Var. pendula, Ait. With pendulous branches. One of the best pendulous trees for forming arbors and shady seats. Gn. 39, p, 451; 68, p. 400. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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