Fraxinus chinensis seed

LATIN NAME: FRAXINUS CHINENSIS

COMMON NAME: Chinese Ash

The Chinese ash raises the hardy, deciduous tree with the smooth, grey bark and the opposite, pinnate leaves of the five to nine lance-shaped leaflets, the small, green flowers opening before the leaves, the narrow, winged fruits hanging in the pale clusters through the summer, the tree holding the broad, rounded crown. It grows quickly into the tall, spreading form, and it stands the cold winters and the warm summers well. It likes the sun, and the deep, fertile, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Chinese ash has a well-documented role in the studies of the ash dieback resistance, and the chinensis species appears in the work on the winged-fruit trees and the fast-growing timber lines. The research looks at the way the winged fruits hang through the summer, the leaf canopy, and the seed biology. The foresters keep the timber value in view, and the growers of the avenue and shade trees list the ash in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the temple gardens and the village streets, the Chinese ash spreads the light canopy over the summer shade. The winged fruits spin down on the autumn winds, the bark serves the traditional uses, and the tree makes the fine avenue, the timber tree and the windbreak. It settles into the deep, fertile, open ground. Winged-fruited, bark-storied and avenue-born.

To grow the Chinese Ash from seed, give the seeds a cool, moist spell before sowing them.

Give the seeds a cool, moist spell before sowing them, and keep the young seedlings in the open, sunny spot. The winged fruits hang through the later summers. in pots of gritty loam, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young ash seedlings come on in the open ground. The winged fruits hang through the later summers.