• Eventual Height: 20m
  • Eventual Spread: 12m
claret ash claret ash

Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'

claret ash

size: 10lt pot (1.5-1.8m)   available to order from spring 2012    

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  • Position: sun
  • Soil: moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: fast-growing
  • Flowering period: March to June
  • Flower colour: inconspicuous flowers
  • Other features: this is a very vigorous variety
  • Hardiness: hardy

    Slender dark, glossy green leaves in summer turn claret-red in autumn, particularly when grown in poor soils. A beautiful ash that is fast-growing with a slender shape and graceful foliage that slightly droops. Best planted as a specimen tree in grass.

  • Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly.

  • Eventual Height: 20m
  • Eventual Spread: 12m
Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood' - claret ash Beautiful yellow barked tree