General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 25 metres, 70 to 140 feet
Plant Spread: 60 to 90 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • European Ash
  • Common Ash
  • Ash

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Date: 2023-03-29
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Date: 2016-04-14
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As pollard tree
Location: Doesburg - The Netherlands
Date: 2023-03-29
Location: Doesburg - The Netherlands
Date: 2023-03-29
As pollard tree
Location: Doesburg - The Netherlands
Date: 2023-03-29
As pollard tree
Location: Doesburg - The Netherlands
Date: 2023-03-29
Location: Doesburg - The Netherlands
Date: 2023-03-29
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: The Ardennes, Belgium
Date: 2016-11-02
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-25
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-08-29
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Date: 2019-10-08
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Location: Nationale Plantentuin (Meise - Brussel - Belgium)
Date: 2019-10-08
Location: Northumberland, UK
Date: 2010-05-25
Location: Northumberland, UK
Date: 2012-03-27
Location: Northumberland, UK
Date: 2013-07-01
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-05-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21
Location: Lomdon
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: London!
Date: 2013-05-04
Comments:
  • Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Oct 5, 2018 3:59 PM concerning plant:
    I only remember seeing one 'Hessei' European Ash in a well-to-do neighbourhood in Aurora, Illinois, west of Chicago in Zone 5a in the early 1980's. It looked good, was about 25 feet high, and of course, had simple leaves rather than compound leaves like the mother species. Otherwise, I have never seen this species in the US. The native Lilac-Ash Borer that is a clear-winged moth is hard on this European species. Furthermore, several American ash species make better shade trees in North America. Like most European woody plants, the fall color is not as good as most American or Asian species. This is a common species in Europe, also found in Asia Minor, and it is one of the largest growing of trees there. There is a large number of cultivars of this species.
  • Posted by NEILMUIR1 (London\Kent Border) on May 3, 2013 6:57 PM concerning plant:
    Although Ash die-back is now killing many of these wonderful trees, the one in my photo is healthy.
    If you see green like this, it normally means it is north facing, and lichen and moss are an indicator species!

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