FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA
‘RAYWOOD’
A good shade tree with beautiful autumn foliage, the Claret Ash is suitable for larger gardens, parks and street plantings. Has been a very popular landscape tree in Australia for many years.
After purchasing these beauties in a juvenile state from award-winning Fleming’s Nurseries in Melbourne, they have been grown and nurtured at Winwood Advanced Tree nursery in Gordon, Victoria.
Read more about this glorious tree below.
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FOLIAGE
Dark green, pinnate leaves, turning a rich claret-red to plum-purple in autumn.
CULTURE
Adaptable to a wide range of soil and site conditions, but performs best in moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Quite drought tolerant. Not suited to very wet sites.
FLOWERS
Insignificant flowers in small racemes in late winter to spring.
FRUIT
Samaras, 3 to 4cm long.
SIZE
The Claret Ash grows to 12m x 9m in size.
