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Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Ash

About

Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and west to Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada. The wood has many uses as it is flexible, workable, strong and lightweight.

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Family
Oleaceae

How to use it

The wood of the European ash is highly valued for practical manufacturing and crafting. Because the timber is uniquely flexible, workable, strong, and lightweight, it is utilized for a wide variety of structural and functional applications.

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Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Fraxinus excelsior
Slug
fraxinus-excelsior
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Species
excelsior
Wikidata QID
Q156907
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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