Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Family: Oleaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Sap/Syrup

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Immature seed - usually pickled by steeping in salt and vinegar, and then used as a condiment for other foods. The leaves are sometimes used as an adulterant for tea. A manna is obtained from the tree. No further details are given. — Immature seed - usually pickled by steeping in salt and vinegar, and then used as a condiment for other foods.; The leaves are sometimes used as an adulterant for tea.; A manna is obtained from the tree.; No further details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Forming woods on calcareous soils in the wetter parts of Britain, also in oakwoods, scrub, hedges etc. It is also often found on acid soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)