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.