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Fraxinus ornus - Manna Ash
Variety overview
Specifications:
Origin:
South Europe, West Asian
Habit:
Small tree with round crown, 6-8 (10) m tall, 4-6 m wide, short or several stems, then more funnel-shaped; branches reaching up or outwards, twigs horizontally or upwardly bent, rarely arching; slow-growing, 20 cm in height and 15 cm spreading a year.
Flowers:
Up to 15 cm, feathery, cream-white, terminal panicles with delicate scent, reminiscent of lilac, decorative flowering, May-June, flowering for
10-14 days, only older specimens.
10-14 days, only older specimens.
Leaves:
Late shoots, dense foliage, pinnate, ovoid, shiny dark green, bronze-violet to orange-brown or green when they fall off in autumn, grey winter buds.
Roots:
Deep to cordate roots with far-reaching, shallow extended lateral roots; sensitive to soil compaction.
Demands:
Sun to light shade, then with few flowers; extremely tolerant of heat and drought, moderately frost hardy; the extent of the frost damage
depends on the soil quality, good for urban and industrial areas, wind resistant but flowers are sensitive to wind.
depends on the soil quality, good for urban and industrial areas, wind resistant but flowers are sensitive to wind.
Soil:
Best on well drained, gravely or sandy-loamy soil (neutral) alkaline to very alkaline, no clay, dry to fresh.
Hardiness:
Zone 7a