Family: |
Oleaceae. |
Landscape value: |
A good shade tree with beautiful autumn foliage, the Claret Ash is suitable for larger gardens, parks and street plantings. Has been a very popular landscape tree in Australia for many years. |
Height: |
12 metre(s) |
Width: |
9 metre(s) |
Growth rate: |
Moderate to fast. |
Habit: |
Ovate to rounded when mature. Narrow, upright when young. |
Foliage: |
Dark green, pinnate leaves, turning a rich claret-red to plum-purple in autumn. |
Flowers: |
Flowers in small racemes in late winter to spring. |
Fruit: |
Samaras, 3 to 4 cm long. |
Bark: |
Grey, becoming greyish-black and fissured. |
Tolerances: |
Adaptable to a wide range of soil and site conditions, but performs best in moist, well drained soils in full sun. Quite drought tolerant. Not suited to very wet sites. |
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