Fraxinus Ornus 'Arie Peters' (Manna Ash)

Species	:	Fraxinus Ornus Arie Peters
Common Name(s)	:	Manna Ash
Tree Features	:	Autumn Colour,White Flower
Genus	:	Fraxinus
Seasons of Interest	:	Spring Interest
Shape	:	Oval
Mature Size	:	Medium (10-15m)
Tree Type	:	Deciduous Broad Leaf
Tree uses	:	Avenue Trees,Parkland Trees

One of the loveliest of the Flowering Ash cultivars!

One of the loveliest of the Flowering Ash cultivars, producing 10-15cm panicles evenly distributed throughout the crown during the growing season.

A medium tree which is very upright when young, but spreads to become broadly oval later in its life.

It produces a mass of creamy, fragrant blooms in late spring that can sometimes continue until late in the summer.

It also has good autumnal foliage tones.

It thrives best on drier, calcareous and sandy, loamy soils.

Mature height: 10-15m

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