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Fraxinus excelsior Golden Cloud
Oleaceae
Golden Cloud Ash
FRAKS-i-nus ek-SEL-si-or
- Broadleaf deciduous tree, rapid growing, 30-40 ft (9-12 m) high at maturity, compact, rounded top. New
growth and branches are golden-yellow. Leaves opposite, pinnately compound, 7-11 leaflets, each
4-10 cm long, ovate lanceolate, margin finely serrate, light green; fall color golden-yellow.
Seedless, no winged fruit formed.
- Sun or part shade.
- Hardy to USDA Zone 5 US Plant Patant: PP02886, 1963, Spring Hill Nursery, Tipp City, Ohio.
Some say similar to 'Jaspidea' or Golden Dessert™. Possibly no longer available.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, Minnesota.