Fraxinus ornus Flowering ash Ht 5-8m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Manna ash - from south Europe and southwest Asia. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Bark is dark grey remaining smooth. Leaves with 5-9 broad ovoid leaflets, autumn colours yellow or purple. Conspicuous clusters of small fragrant white flowers, insect pollinated, developing into bunches of slender samaras. Sap produces a sugary extract 'manna'. Very drought tolerant and used as a street tree.