Fraxinus sieboldiana
Family - Oleaceae
Category - Tree
Origin - China, Japan, Korea
Discovered By - Mr. Charles Maries
Year of Introduction - 1878
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 6m
Width - up to 5m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A large Deciduous Shrub or small tree with compact, upright branches. Bright to mid-green pinnate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets. Masses of small, star-shaped flowers are a shade of creamy white. The Blooms are held in fluffy panicles at the tips of the branches and are produced from late spring into early summer. The flowers are followed by purple, winged fruit. Fraxinus sieboldiana is slow-growing and rare in cultivation.
Synonym - F. mariesii
Flower:
Small, star-shaped flowers are a shade of creamy white and are produced prolifically in conical panicles. The panicles are held at the tips of the branches and are produced in May and June.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Smooth light to mid-green pinnate leaves have ovate to lanceolate leaflets. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate leaves with ovate to lanceolate leaflets
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.