DESCRIPTION

Broadleaf tree of our country and Europe

HEIGHT: 10-15 m

LEAF COLOUR: bright green, yellow- purple in autumn

FLOWER: white in spring

FRUIT: Sable 2-3 cm

INCREASE: rapid.

REQUIREMENTS: Photophyte, cold-hardy, requires moist, rich, not sandy but calcareous soil

RESISTANCE: to frost -15˚C, resistant to pollution and sea, moderately resistant to wind, sensitive to drought

SPECIES & VARIETIES:

Fraxinus ornus, F. excelsior