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Fraxinus excelsior 'Westhof's Glorie'
Common name:
Westhof's Glorie European ash
Family:
Oleaceae (olive family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe and w. Asia
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A vigorous grower, this large, rounded, broad-spreading, deciduous tree attains 70-80' tall and 60-90' wide. Provide ample room to grow. Leaves open late in spring and are deep green in summer; 8-12" long and pinnately compound. Flowers and fruits are ornamentally insignificant. Bark is gray-brown and furrows with age. Fall color is pale green-yellow. Susceptible to borers, and other pests and diseases that plague ashes. Site in full sun in moist, well-drained soil.
Links:
RHS Horticultural Database
Locations
1:
STC: AC13
(AC13)
• Accession: D2002-0308.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual