Specimens known to belong to the clone ‘Raywood’ are: Kew, pl. It is also reported to attain its best development in Algeria. long, tapered to an acute or acuminate apex, usually cuneate or long-cuneate at the base, sessile or nearly so, finely to coarsely serrated. subsp. Accessed 2020-11-29. For example, in the City of Mitcham, in Adelaide, this species is regarded as an invasive plant of the highest severity rating. The problem of Philip Miller’s F. rotundifolia was mentioned on page 226. F. oxycarpa is mainly represented in British gardens by the cultivar ‘Raywood’, which was raised in Australia and put into commerce in Britain by Messrs Notcutt of Woodbridge, Suffolk, who received bud-wood around 1925. in axillary panicles). The leaflets (3-8 cm long and 0.7-2 cm wide) are usually somewhat elongated in shape (i.e. Reluctantly, he has taken up the name F. rotundifolia for this species, pointing out that Miller’s definition is not too imprecise for it to be employed. Buds brown. angustifolia) was a very popular garden and street tree and was widely cultivated in the temperate regions of Australia. Native of the W. Mediterranean region and N. Africa. Pieces of stem can be dispersed during floods and in dumped garden waste. Copyright © 2016. angustifolia) is extremely similar to European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and also relatively similar to flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus) and Himalayan ash (Fraxinus grifithii). 1932, 58 × 61⁄4 ft (1984), pl. It is of particular concern in disturbed riparian areas and along drainage lines, and the largest infestations are currently located near Melbourne and Adelaide. angustifolia) was a very popular garden and street tree and was widely cultivated in the temperate regions of Australia. Mature habit: Fraxinus angustifolia (narrow-leaved ash); tree bordering a road at the campus of the Agronomy Institute at Lisbon, Portugal. lenticels). They usually have about seven leaflets, but can have as many as thirteen or as few as five leaflets. The mobile application of Environmental Weeds of Australia is available from the Google Play Store and Apple iTunes. angustifolia) also appears on numerous local and regional environmental weed lists in Victoria (e.g. var. The feature for which ‘Raywood’ is chiefly grown is that they usually turn plum-purple in autumn, but in some gardens they drop without colouring. Messrs Notcutt put this ash into commerce as F. excelsior raywoodii, but a tree presented by them to Kew in 1928 came under the name F. excelsior wollastonii, This tree is certainly F. oxycarpa and seems to be the same as ‘Raywood’. This species loses its leaves during autumn (i.e. It needs a sunny position and is perhaps best suited in the drier parts of the country. northern Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) and south-western Europe (i.e. An ‘inappropriate and obscure name’ such as F. rotundifolia Mill. or more long, and the tree very graceful. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Wind. These restrictions may prevent the use of one or more of the methods referred to, depending on individual circumstances. It has been widely planted as a street and park tree, and has spread to native bushland and grasslands, as well as stream banks and drainage lines, out-competing native plants for moisture, light and nutrients. in south-eastern and eastern South Australia, Victoria, the ACT and parts of southern and eastern New South Wales). angustifolia). Another large specimen grows at Talbot Manor,. lentiscifolia Henry – Leaflets more spreading (in the typical form they point forwards) and set further apart on the main-stalk, making the leaf sometimes 10 in. In southern Italy, whence came Miller’s F. rotundifolia, it is said to be normally a bushy-crowned tree to about 40 ft high, but occasionally taller. oxycarpa (M. Bieb. it is deciduous). Accessed 2020-10-11. acuminate apices). To contact the editors: info@treesandshrubsonline.org. The cultivar known as claret ash (Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'), which can be distinguished by its reddish coloured autumn leaves, is still popular in cultivation. angustifolia has become a weed in many parts of Australia, where it is known as Desert Ash. These species are all cultivated and occasionally naturalised in Australia. In the older literature use was made of the shape of the samaras to distinguish these two ashes, but this character is wholly without value and long ago discarded. its compound leaves (14-25 cm long) have 5-13 elongated leaflets with toothed margins. Naturalised in many parts of south-eastern Australia (i.e. whorled) along the branches. Native to north-western Africa (i.e. to ensure you have the latest version of this fact sheet. ©A. Not declared or considered noxious by any state government authorities. 40(1), pp. For information about how you could sponsor this page, see How You Can Help, Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, Synonyms: Fraxinus oxycarpa var. The winged seeds are mainly dispersed by wind and in dumped garden waste. ex Willd. Soc., Vol. angustifolia) is a common environmental weed in the greater Adelaide region and is actively managed by community groups in South Australia. rotundifolia, ash, desert ash, narrow leaf ash, narrow leaved ash, narrowleaf ash, narrow-leaved ash. infestation on the bank of a waterway (Photo: Sheldon Navie), close-up of dark brown growing buds, leaf stalks, and young branch with small white spots (Photo: Sheldon Navie), once-compound leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie), leaf with several elongated leaflets (Photo: Sheldon Navie), close-up of leaflets showing toothed margins (Photo: Sheldon Navie), clusters of immature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie), close-up of immature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie), clusters of mature fruit (Photo: Sheldon Navie), Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl subsp. oxycarpa (Willd.) and F. parvifolia Lam., described later, represent the same species and that this is in turn the species that Vahl still later named F. angustifolia. Identic Pty Ltd. Special edition of Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland. Fabião, Inst. They are also hairless (i.e.