Fraxinus angustifolia 'RAYWOOD' (syn. 'Flame') Claret ash
size/type
medium-sized tree,medium-sized tree
usual height
10-15m
usual width
2-5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
insignificant or non-blooming
location
full sun
soil type
acidic (peaty) to neutral
soil moisture requirements
tolerates (but does not demand) wet ground
USDA zone (lowest)
5 (down to -29°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Raywood is a very elegant variety of a deciduous tree called Claret ash. Its leaves are pinnate, up to 25 cm long and are composed of narrow, elliptic and very glossy individual leaflets that are deep green in summer and turn breathtaking shades of brilliant carmine red and deep burgundy red in the autumn. It needs a hot summer and long enough autumn to perform the best colour shades. If the season is not too good the leaves turn golden yellow with some red overlay.Claret ash grows fast and upright, making an almost oval, narrow crown when you, spreading with age. To achieve a denser crown it can be pruned when you (at the end of winter). This variety does not make fertile seeds therefore it is not invasive.
Ash can take almost any soil type, it can withstand both drought and temporary water-logging when established but do not plant new trees in boggy soil. Grow in full sun and acidic soil (add peat) for best autumn colours. Fully hardy to min. -27°C (USDA zone 5b).
Last update 30-12-2008; 15-11-2011
SIZES and PRICES
standard
height of stem 200-220 cm, girth 10-12 cm, crown width 40-60 cm
5 750 Kč
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
