Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa 'Raywood', known as claret ash or Raywood ash is a cultivar of ash, a seedling variant of Caucasian ash, Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa. It is distinctive in its leaves turning to a dark red colour in autumn.
The original seedling was discovered near a group of assorted ash trees in Sewell's nursery in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia about 1910, and later grown at the nearby property, "Raywood" (former home of the Downer family). [1] Tullie Cornthwaite Wollaston (1863–1931 [2] ), an opal dealer, is credited with its discovery and propagation in the now heritage-listed garden there. [3] [4]
In 1937, claret ash trees were planted along the central reservation and verges of Anzac Highway in Adelaide when it was redeveloped into a dual carriageway. [5]
The tree was introduced to cultivation in Britain in 1928 and to North America in 1956, although it did not become widely available there until 1979. [1]
Claret ash is a cultivar of Caucasian ash, derived from a natural seedling variant. [1] Caucasian ash is a subspecies of narrow-leaved ash, Fraxinus angustifolia .
Claret ash grows to around 15–20 m (49–66 ft) and has dark green leaves that turn to a dark red claret in the autumn. The bark of the tree is notably smoother than other Caucasian ash trees, which is quite apparent on those claret ash trees that have been grafted onto a Caucasian ash rootstock. In Australia and the United States a decline or dieback in some older trees has been observed, which has been attributed to a combination of environmental stress and the presence of the fungus Botryosphaeria . [1]
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Fraxinus excelsior, known as the ash, or European ash or common ash to distinguish it from other types of ash, is a flowering plant species in the olive family Oleaceae. It is native throughout mainland Europe east to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains, and Great Britain and Ireland, the latter determining its western boundary. The northernmost location is in the Trondheimsfjord region of Norway. The species is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalised in New Zealand and in scattered locales in the United States and Canada.
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Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family. It is a highly variable species, and botanists have used different definitions of the species to include or exclude trees native to certain areas. A recent definition includes trees native to most of Europe and parts of Asia, as well as northern Africa. The range extends from Madeira, the British Isles and Iceland to Russia and northern China. Unlike many plants with similar distributions, it is not native to Japan.
Wollaston may refer to:
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Fraxinus mandshurica, the Manchurian ash, is a species of Fraxinus native to northeastern Asia in northern China, Korea, Japan and southeastern Russia.
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Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Korean: danpungnamu, 단풍나무, Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji,, is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.
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Aceria fraxinivora, also known as the cauliflower gall mite and the ash key gall, causes the growths, known as galls, found on the hanging seeds or "keys" of the ash (Fraxinus) species.
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Dasineura acrophila is a gall midge which forms galls on the leaves of ash. It was first described by Johannes Winnertz in 1853 and is found in Europe.
Raywood, formerly named Arbury Park, is a property in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The 17-room Georgian-style house was constructed in 1935 to designs by Kenneth Milne for noted South Australian and Federal politician, Sir Alexander Downer, who built the house and developed the formal garden as a setting akin to an English estate. Both the house and gardens, are heritage-listed.
This article was published: in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, 1990; online in 2006.
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