Oleaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Fraxinus mandshurica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fraxinus mandshurica is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The bole is usually up to 100cm in diameter, occasionally reaching 200cm[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. An important timber species, it is extensively harvested from the wild for local use and for trade. The tree is grown as an ornamental, there are some named varieties[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].. Fraxinus mandshurica is an important source of timber and has been extensively harvested in Russia and China and is is clearly under threat in Russia and in need of conservation management in both Russia and China. Nevertheless, given its overall distribution range, its abundance in Japan, The Republic of Korea and The People's Republic of Korea, and its ability to regenerate in degraded forests, overall this species is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2018)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northern and central China, northern and central Japan, Korea

HabitatSparse woods and in open river valleys, on gently sloping hills and on rich soils ; at elevations from 700 - 2,100 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].