The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: globe European ash, dwarf European ash

Family: Oleaceae (olive family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe and w. Asia

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Deciduous tree

Comments: A small, rounded, deciduous tree growing 20-30' tall and wide or about half the species height and spread. Leaves are opposite, pinnately compound, 10-12 leaflets per leaf, linear and pointed at the tips. Glossy dark green summer foliage turns a poor shade of yellow in the fall. Buds are large and globose, gray to black in color. Young twigs often conspicuously yellow brown. Fruiting has not been reported on this cultivar. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil.