ASH 189 



hearing pinnate leaves, black op- 

 posite hvds, tufts of purple flowers, 

 or pendent winged '■'■keys." 



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



Fraxinns 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 



