Taxon

Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. syriaca

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Common name: Syrian ash
Family: Oleaceae (olive family)
Synonym: Fraxinus rotundifolia, Fraxinus syriaca
Distribution: e. Europe and w. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This species is a large elegant, fast growing deciduous shade tree with smooth, slender pointed leaflets. This subspecies is a rare small tree with crowded, whorled leaves of a bright apple-green. Fall color reddish. More refined in appearance than the two common native ashes.
Links: GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: MET: AC36 (AC36) • Accession: D2005-0125.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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