Description: Deciduous tree up to 15 m tall. Light gray, thin bark. Young shoots are brown. The leaves are glossy, odd- pinnated composed, with 5-9 leaflets of serrated edges. The flowers are white, gathered in inflorescences and arranged as britle, of pleasant scent. They bloom and leaf at the same time. The fruit is an oblong samara „helicopter seed“).

Flowering time: April-June

Habitat: Dry, rocky soil

Interesting fact: In Nord mythology the Tree of the World Yggdrasil is made ash, and the first man was made of ash wood Ask.