ASH 189 



bearing pinnate leaves, black op- 

 posite buds, tufts of purple flowers, 

 or pendent winged "keys" 



Fig. 89. Fraxinus excelsior, Ash. Bark (Irv). 



Fraxinus excelsior, L. Ash (Figs. 89 91, see also 

 p. 161). Large tree up to 80 100 feet in height, with 

 an oval-pyramidal crown formed of few spreading, erect 

 and stiff branches, more or less pendent thick twigs. 

 Bark on old stems rather like Oak, but with more 

 numerous and finer fissures; but the branches remain 



