Fraxinus ornus
Manna Ash


















A lovely compact-growing tree with a profusion of fluffy scented white flowers in spring. Handsome, deep-green, pinnate leaves which turn yellow to red-purple in autumn. Excellent street tree.
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Family: Oleaceae, olive family, a family of flowering shrubs, trees, and lianas native to the subarctic region, southern Africa, Australia, and South America.
Genus: Fraxinus, fraxinus (Latin, noun), meaning 'ash tree', the classical Latin name for Fraxinus excelsior. Commonly known as ash, a genus of flowering trees that are mostly deciduous (some are evergreen) and native to much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Species: Fraxinus ornus, ornus (Latin, noun), meaning 'mountain ash [specifically Sorbus aucuparia]', in reference to this species flowering in a similar fashion to Sorbus aucuparia.
Common Name: Manna Ash
Other Common Name(s): Flowering Ash, South European Flowering Ash