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Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae.It is native throughout mainland Europe [2] east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and west to Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary.
Ash is a hardwood and is dense (within 20% of 670 kg/m 3 for Fraxinus americana, [30] and higher at 710 kg/m 3 for Fraxinus excelsior [31]), tough and very strong but elastic, extensively used for making bows, tool handles, baseball bats, hurleys, and other uses demanding high strength and resilience.
Fraxinus excelsior 'Hessei', also known as one-leaved ash [1] or simple-leaved ash, [2] is a cultivar of the Fraxinus excelsior species native to Europe and Western Asia. It is known for being vigorous, seedless, and pest resistant. [2] It is widely cultivated as a shade tree, having lustrous, dark-green foliage. [2]
Articles relating to Fraxinus excelsior (European ash) and its cultural importance. It is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae.It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary.
NVC community W7 (Alnus glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior - Lysimachia nemorum woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system; it is one of seven woodland communities in the NVC classed as "wet woodlands".
Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior), a deciduous broad-leaved tree In botany , a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem , or trunk , usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth , plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a ...
Fraxinus excelsior, the scientific name for the European ash tree; Excelsior eight-eight (Callicore excelsior), a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in South America; Acraea excelsior, a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in eastern Africa
NVC community W8 (Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis woodland) is one of the woodland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of the six communities falling in the "mixed deciduous and oak/birch woodlands" group. This is a widely distributed community. There are seven subcommunities.