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The European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), also known as the Common Ash in the United States, is a tall deciduous tree, native to most of Europe with the exception of northern Scandinavia. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway) and the southernmost in Mediterranean Europe. Ash occurs on a wide range of soil types, but is particularly associated with basic soils on calcareous substrates. The most northerly ashwood in Britain is on limestone at Rassal, Wester Ross, latitude 57.4278 N. Download high resolution version (649x1111, 70 KB)European Ash leaf - photo User:MPF File links The following pages link to this file: European Ash Categories: GFDL images | NowCommons ...
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ...
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Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ...
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Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ...
Genera Abeliophyllum- Chionanthus- Fringetree Comoranthus- Dimetra- Fontanesia- Forestieria- Swamp-privet Forsythia- Forsythia Fraxinus- Ash Haenianthus- Hesperelaea- Jasminum- Jasmine Ligustrum- Privet Menodora- Myxopyrum- Nestegis- Noronhia- Notelaea- Nyctanthes- Olea- Olive Osmanthus- Osmanthus Phillyrea- Mock-privet Picconia- Priogymnanthus- Schrebera- Syringa- Lilac Oleaceae, the olive family, is a plant family containing 24 extant genera...
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Carl Linnaeus, Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707[1] – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[2] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
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Scandinavia is a historical and geographical region centered on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe which includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. ...
Map of the Trondheimsfjord. ...
The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...
Wester Ross is a western area of Ross and Cromarty, notably containing the villages on the west coast such as: Lochcarron Applecross Shieldaig Torridon Kinlochewe (inland) Gairloch Poolewe Aultbea Ullapool Achiltibuie See Also Easter Ross Ross-shire Ross and Cromarty Categories: Scotland geography stubs ...
It is a deciduous tree 20-35 m tall, and is readily distinguished from other species of ash in that it has black buds, unlike the brown buds of most other ashes. The leaves are 20-35 cm long, pinnate compound, with 9-13 leaflets. The leaves of the European Ash are often among the last to open in spring, and the first to fall in autumn if an early frost strikes. Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 427 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off) and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally. ...
Species See text European Ash in flower Narrow-leafed Ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) shoot with leaves Closeup of European Ash seeds 19th century illustration of Manna Ash (Fraxinus ornus) An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families (see end of page for disambiguation), but...
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The wind-pollinated flowers open before the leaves, the female flowers being somewhat longer than the male flowers; they are dark purple, and without petals. Both male and female flowers can occur on the same tree, but it is common to find all male and all female trees. Look up flower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Surprisingly, a tree that is all male one year can produce female flowers the next, and similarly a female tree can become male. The female flowers develop into fruits, and because they hang in bunches the fruits of the ash tree are known as 'ash keys'.
A number of Lepidoptera use the species as a food source. See List of Lepidoptera which feed on Ashes. Ashes () are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Ash Pug (Eupithecia fraxinata) The Brick (Agrochola circellaris) Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) November Moth (Epirrita dilutata) Purple Thorn...
Ashes () are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including: Ash Pug (Eupithecia fraxinata) The Brick (Agrochola circellaris) Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea) Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) November Moth (Epirrita dilutata) Purple Thorn...
Replica of the Body frame from the Volvo ÖV 4. Made primarily from Ash Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 460 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 575 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Replica Wooden body frame for the Volvo ÖV4. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 460 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 575 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Replica Wooden body frame for the Volvo ÖV4. ...
Volvo ÖV 4 was the first car built by Volvo. ...
Uses The resilience and rapid growth of the European Ash made it an important resource for small holders and farmers. It was probably the most versatile wood in the countryside with wide-ranging uses. Until the second world war the trees were coppiced on a ten year cycle to provide a sustainable source of timber for fuel and poles for building and woodworking. A recently coppiced Alder stool in Hampshire Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management in which young tree stems are cut down to a low level. ...
The colour of the wood ranges from creamy white through light brown, and the heart wood may be darker olive-brown. Ash timber is hard, tough and very hard-wearing, with a coarse open grain. It lacks oak's natural resistance to decay, and is not as suitable for posts buried in the ground. Because of its high flexibility, shock-resistance and resistance to splitting Ash wood is the traditional material for bows, tool handles, especially for hammers and axes, tennis rackets and snooker cues, although American hickory, from trees of the genus Carya arguably performs even better for these purposes. Ash is valuable as firewood because it burns well even when 'green' (freshly cut). Ash was coppiced, often in hedgerows, and evidence in the form of some huge boles with multiple trunks emerging at head height can still be see in parts of Britain. In Northumberland crab and lobster pots (traps) sometimes known as 'creeves' by local people are still made from ash sticks. Because of its elasticity European Ash wood was commonly used for walking sticks. Poles were cut from a coppice and the ends heated in steam. The wood could then be bent in a curved vice to form the handle of the walking stick. The light colour and attractive grain of ash wood make it popular in modern furniture such as chairs, dining tables, doors and other architectural features and hardwood flooring, although the wood is often popularly stained jet black. Squash racquet and ball Racquetball racquet and ball Tennis racquets and balls A racquet (or racket) is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched. ...
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ...
Carya is a genus of about 25 species of deciduous trees, including the hickory and pecan. ...
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management, by which young tree stems are cut down to a foot or less from ground level. ...
Superfamilies Dromiacea Homolodromioidea Dromioidea Homoloidea Eubrachyura Raninoidea Cyclodorippoidea Dorippoidea Calappoidea Leucosioidea Majoidea Hymenosomatoidea Parthenopoidea Retroplumoidea Cancroidea Portunoidea Bythograeoidea Xanthoidea Bellioidea Potamoidea Pseudothelphusoidea Gecarcinucoidea Cryptochiroidea Pinnotheroidea * Ocypodoidea * Grapsoidea * An asterisk (*) marks the crabs included in the clade Thoracotremata. ...
Subfamilies and Genera Neophoberinae Acanthacaris Thymopinae Nephropsis Nephropides Thymops Thymopsis Nephropinae Homarus Nephrops Homarinus Metanephrops Eunephrops Thymopides Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. ...
Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management, by which young tree stems are cut down to a foot or less from ground level. ...
Cultivars There are a number of cultivars including; This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea', see 'Jaspidea'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea Pendula' (Weeping Golden Ash)
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Autumn Blaze'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Autumn Purple'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Crispa'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Diversifolia' (One-leaved Ash)
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Erosa'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Jaspidea' (Golden Ash)
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Monophylla'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Nana'
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' (Weeping Ash), one of the best known cultivars, widely planted during the Victorian era, it grows vigorously forming an attractive small to medium size tree with mounds of weeping branches.
- Fraxinus excelsior 'Skyline'.
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
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Weeping Ash Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula', Knightshayes Court. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1704x2272, 951 KB) Fraxinus excelsior Pendula at Knightshayes Court, Devon, UK 02 September 2005. ...
Knightshayes Court is an estate in Tiverton, Devon, England, owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. ...
| European Ash - from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885. Download high resolution version (1532x2423, 874 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
| Old European Ash from Norway. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 3559 KB) I(Nils O. Selåsdal nos at utel. ...
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