Weeping Ash (Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula') - tree - June 2018

A Weeping Ash tree located in the St Thomas Pleasure Grounds, Exeter, UK. === Fraxinus excelsior &(Weeping Ash), one of the best known cultivars, widely planted during the Victorian era, it grows vigorously forming an attractive small to medium size tree with mounds of weeping branches. === Characteristics Foliage Deciduous Habit Pendulous/Weeping Hardiness H6 === Moisture Well-drained, Moist but well-drained Soil Chalk, Clay, Sand, Loam pH Alkaline, Neutral === Size Ultimate height Higher than 12 metres Ultimate spread 4-8 metres Time to ultimate height 20-50 years === Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Oleaceae Genus: Fraxinus Species: F. excelsior