Alexandra Park Interactive Tree Walk

Tree 3: Manna Ash

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Back on the main path and over the bridge the first tree we see on the left is a Manna Ash (Fraxinus ornus), also called Flowering Ash.  This tree is most conspicuous in late May when it is covered in feathery white fragrant flowers.  Its leaves are divided like those of the native Ash, but generally with fewer leaflets.  The Manna Ash hails originally from southern Europe and western Asia and has been cultivated in Britain since 1700.  It is common in town parks and gardens but there is only one other example in the Park.

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