Sentence examples for common ash from inspiring English sources
noun
A species of tall deciduous trees, (Fraxinus excelsior) native to most of Europe.
However, common ash (Franxinus excelsior) is very successful at growing in most landscapes - from urban scrubland to exposed uplands.
Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species throughout temperate Europe whose future existence is threatened by an emerging invasive fungal disease.
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus causes a destructive invasive tree disease known as ash dieback threatening the survival of common ash not only in the forests, but also in urban and landscape settings.
Among tree species in this study, Acer platanoides L. (Norway maple) occurred most frequently (17%); others were Tilia spp. L. (Lime; 16%), Fraxinus excelsior L. (common ash; 12%), Acer pseudoplatanus L. (sycamore; 10%) and Prunus avium L. (wild cherry; 8%).
So far, the following species - which are found in woodlands, parklands, ornamental gardens and back garden - have been identified as natural hosts: European (or common) ash; weeping European ash; narrow-leafed ash; manna ash; black ash; green ash; white ash; Manchurian ash.
We compare the mass accumulation rate of the dispersed ash (or its clay alteration) component to a number of common ash layer parameters, including the number of ash layers per 0.2 Ma, the thickest ash layer per 0.2 Ma, and the total thickness of ash layers per 0.2 Ma.
With its flower-rich meadows, woodland and ponds, Ash Common in the village of Ash Priors near Taunton is a lovely corner of unspoilt countryside.
When smoking outside, it is common practice to ash on the ground, preferably not landing any ashes on people nearby.
This agrees with the common feature in ash leachates where a majority of the salt on ashes likely presents as CaSO4 and NaCl (Witham et al. 2005).
A few marsh fritillaries may yet have survived the scalpel at Ash Common; hopefully local vigilance will stop them being cut to pieces again.
And the fate of Ash Common reflects a much bigger, hidden story about the damage being done to precious, unprotected local nature reserves.
