Botanical Name: Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'
Common Name: Raywood Ash
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an upright tree with a dense canopy which is narrow in youth, becoming more rounded as the plant matures; the primary branches tend to arise at a narrow angle - forms narrow crotches
Height 25-40'
Spread 15-25'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure prefers full sun - can tolerate partial shade
Soil tolerates most soils - including alkaline pH
Hardiness hardy (zones 3-9, 1424): thrives in areas with definite seaasons
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnately compound, opposite, with 5 - 9 leaflets; leaflets are narrowly elliptical, 2 - 3" long; foliage turns burgundy or red in the fall months
Flowers small inconspicuous flowers in panicles
Fruit none
 
Propagation:
budding on to Fraxinus oxycarpa seedlings
 
Usage:
may be used as a patio tree, good for fall color (in colder areas); also as street tree or as a lawn tree – very good in temperate zone landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering, prefers deep periodic soakings
Fertilizing use a slow-release when planting, little after established
Pruning thin out narrow crotches, prune to develop a spreading, rounded shape
Pests/Diseases whitefly, spider mites
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: a cultivar
Family: Oleaceae

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