narrow-leaved ash

A large, fast-growing, spreading, deciduous tree to 25m tall with grey bark that becomes finely and deeply fissured with age. Leaves, 10-25cm long, from brown winter buds, are made up of 7-13 slender, lance-shaped, dark green and glossy leaflets that turn golden-yellow in autumn. Insignificant greenish flowers are followed by winged fruits in the autumn.