Manchurian ash
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Manchurian ash ( Fraxinus mandshurica ) |
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The Manchurian ash ( Fraxinus mandshurica ), whether Asian Fraxinus nigra called, is a plant from the genus of the ash ( Fraxinus ) in the family of Oleaceae (Oleaceae).
description
The Manchurian ash is a deciduous tree that reaches heights of up to 30 meters. The branches are bare and bluntly square. The winter buds are colored black-brown. The matt green imparipinnate leaves consist of seven to eleven sharp serrated pinna leaflet .
The Manchurian ash is dioecious, separate sexes ( diocesan ). The flowers are too many together in a panicle inflorescence . The unisexual flowers have no petals or sepals.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 48.
Occurrence
The Manchurian ash is widespread in Northeast Asia. It occurs in northern China , the Amur region , Manchuria , Sakhalin and Japan . It inhabits moist to wet locations on the edge of rivers and swamps.
In Central Europe , it is very endangered by late frost due to its early budding.
use
The wood of the Manchurian ash is elastic, heavy and hard. It is used solid and as a valuable veneer in interior design and for furniture. Sports equipment is also made from the wood.
literature
- Schütt, Schuck, Stimm: Lexicon of tree and shrub species . ecomed Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Landsberg / Lech 1992.
Individual evidence
- ^ Fraxinus mandshurica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
