Fraxinus ornus

Manna Ash

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Height
6 to 10 m
Width
3 to 6 m
Flower colour
white
Flowering Time
May, June
Light/shadow demands
light shade, no direct sunlight, sun
pH-Value
slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic
Soil
sandy-loamy, permeable, all substrates
Climate Trees
Trees and shrubs for bees
Fragrant
Fraxinus ornus

 

Characteristics:
Habit
Small tree with round crown, 6-8 (10) m tall, 4-6 m wide, short stem or several stems, then more funnel-shaped; branches reaching up or outwards, twigs horizontally or upwardly bent, rarely arching; slow-growing, 15 cm a year
Crown
rund, wide pyramidal rund, wide pyramidal
Blossom
Up to 15 cm long, feathery, cream-white, terminal panicles with delicate scent, somewhat reminiscent of lilac, May, flowering for 10-14 days, only older specimens
Leaves
Late shoots, dense foliage, pinnate, ovoid leaflets, shiny dark green, bronze-violet to orange-brown or only 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
Soil
Best on well drained, gravely or sandy-loamy soil (neutral) alkaline to very alkaline, no clay, dry to fresh
Hardiness Zone
Zone 7a  
Bee pasture/nectar
Yes
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
98890068 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 200-300 €1,800.00
98990068 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 200-300 €2,250.00
008114255688856 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300 €3,100.00
99340098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 10-12 €350.00
99440098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €450.00
99540098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €600.00
99640098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €750.00
bks17660597 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,050.00
bks17660603 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,450.00
bks17660021 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150 €1,650.00
bks17660022 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 100-150 €2,300.00
bks17661024 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,500.00
bks17661036 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,900.00
bks17661048 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 400-500, width 150-200 €3,500.00
SANA141897 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,900.00
SANA030884 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 500-700, width 200-300 €4,900.00
003082562415373 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 500-700, width 300-400 €7,000.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
98890068 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 300-350, width 200-300 €1,800.00
98990068 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 350-400, width 200-300 €2,250.00
008114255688856 specimen, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 400-500, width 200-300 €3,100.00
99340098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 10-12 €350.00
99440098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €450.00
99540098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €600.00
99640098 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €750.00
bks17660597 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,050.00
bks17660603 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,450.00
bks17660021 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 100-150 €1,650.00
bks17660022 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 100-150 €2,300.00
bks17661024 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,500.00
bks17661036 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,900.00
bks17661048 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 400-500, width 150-200 €3,500.00
SANA141897 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,900.00
SANA030884 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 40-45, height 500-700, width 200-300 €4,900.00
003082562415373 specimen tree, 6 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 45-50, height 500-700, width 300-400 €7,000.00