Narrow-leaved Ash

Fraxinus angustifolia

Tree25×12 mzone 6–9full sun

Profile

Family: Oleaceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 25 m
Spread: 12 m
Growth: fast
Lifespan: 200 years
First yield: after 20 years
Hardiness: zone 6–9
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: dry – very moist
pH: 5.5 – 8

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible2 of 10

Medicinal3 of 10

Other uses7 of 10

Growing

Prefers sunny, moist to fresh, deep sites and tolerates calcareous soils. Withstands temporarily wet floodplain soils but no shade.

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