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Ash

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

  • Height: up to 30 m, exceptions up to 40 m
  • Trunk: grey to olive green bark when young, finely furrowed with age
  • Leaves: opposite, odd-pinnate leaves, 20-40 cm long, consisting of individual leaflets (7-13)
  • Buds: large buds, with black felt-like hairs
  • Fruits/seeds: winged fruits in clusters
  • Other: common disease ash dieback, recognisable by dying branches, starting in the crown

Esche Wolfgang Schödel Früchte der EscheEsche Janina Deutschmann

Photos: Wolfgang Schödel (1), Janina Deutschmann (2), Sonja Kreil (3)