Fraxinus excelsior — Common Ash

A very abundant native tree, widely planted.

The opposite leaves are serrated. Buds are woolly and are the only ash buds which are black. The female flowers in spring are in stiff sprays, giving rise to bunches of single keys.

‘Pendula’ (Weeping Ash), discovered in early Victorian times in the churchyard of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, is a must-have for every respectable churchyard and cemetery.

For similar trees see: Ashes, Opposite pinnate leaves

 
 

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