Fraxinus excelsior (ash)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Fraxinus excelsior L.
- Preferred Common Name
- ash
- Other Scientific Names
- Fraxinus coriariifolia Scheele
- Fraxinus excelsior f. aurea (Pers.) Scheele
- Fraxinus excelsior f. aureo-pendula Rehder
- Fraxinus excelsior f. diversifolia (Aiton) Lingelsh.
- Fraxinus excelsior f. pendula (Aiton) Scheele
- Fraxinus excelsior subsp. coriariifolia (Scheele) E. Murray
- Fraxinus excelsior var. aurea Pers.
- International Common Names
- Englishcommon ashEnglish ashEuropean ash
- Spanishfresno comun
- Frenchfrênefrêne communfrêne elevegrand frêne
- Portuguesefreixo-centro-europeufrexio comum
- Local Common Names
- GermanyEschegemeine Eschegewoehnliche Eschegewohnliche Esche
- Italyfrassino comunefrassino maggiore
- Netherlandsgewone Esche
- Polandjesion
- Swedenvanlig ask
- EPPO code
- FRXEX (Fraxinus excelsior)
- Trade name
- black ash
- Trade name
- Hurley ash
- Trade name
- olive ash
- Trade name
- Olivesche
- Trade name
- Schneitelesche
Pictures
Habit
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); mature 30-year-old ash tree in a mixed stand in Bezange, France
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Young plantation
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); five-year-old ash plantation in Reichstett, Rhine, France
©Francois Ningre, INRA Nancy
Branches
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); forking terminal branches of 5-year-old F. excelsior
©Francois Ningre, INRA Nancy
Leaf and fruits
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); leaf and fruits.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Terminal bud
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); terminal bud.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Female flowers
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); female flowers.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Flowers
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); male flowers.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Flowers
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); male and female flowers.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Fruits
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); fruits.
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Seedling
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); seedling in Forêt de Haye, France
©Jean-Francois Picard, INRA Nancy
Bark damage
Fraxinus excelsior (ash); European hornets (Vespa crabro) damaging the bark of an ash shoot.
©Francois Ningre, INRA Nancy
Ash trees.
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Published online: 21 November 2019
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