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Eschensterben

Immer öfter sieht man kleine und große Eschen mit dürren Baumkronen, braunen Blättern und absterbenden Trieben: In Europa greift das Eschensterben um sich! Verursacht wird es durch einen kleinen Pilz namens "Falsches Weißes Stängelbecherchen" (Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus).

Seine Sporen werden vom Wind verbreitet und bringen selbst riesige Eschen, die heiligen Bäume der Germanen, zum Absterben, indem sie die Wasserversorgung stören. Die Erkrankung kann derzeit nicht bekämpft werden. – Zum Glück werden in freier Natur immer wieder resistente Eschen entdeckt, die inmitten sterbender Eschen gesund bleiben. Ein natürliches Genreservoir, das man zu nutzen sucht!

Landscape Uses:Firewood, Pollard, Specimen. Prefers a deep loamy soil, even if it is on the heavy side. Most members of this genus are gross feeders and require a rich soil. Plants can succeed in very exposed positions, including maritime exposure, though they can become wind-shaped. Thrives in alkaline soils but not in shallow soils over chalk. Tolerates a pH as low as 4.5, but prefers a base-rich soil above 5.5. Trees are surprisingly tolerant of seasonally water-logged soils. Dislikes dryness at the roots, especially in late spring. Very intolerant of shade, young plants fail to develop properly in such a position and often die. Although the dormant plant is very cold-hardy, the young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun[K]. A fast growing tree, it is sometimes cultivated for its valuable timber. Very tolerant of cutting, ash was also at one time frequently coppiced for its wood. However, modern use of plastics have reduced its economic values. There are many named varieties, selected for their ornamental value. Trees have a light canopy and cast little shade. A food plant for many insect species, there are 41 associated insect species. Trees can be male, female, monoecious or hermaphrodite, they can also change sex from year to year. Trees take 30 - 40 years to flower from seed. The flowers are produced on one-year old wood. This species is notably resistant to honey fungus. Special Features: Not North American native, Inconspicuous flowers or blooms. In garden design, as well as the above-ground architecture of a plant, root structure considerations help in choosing plants that work together for their optimal soil requirements including nutrients and water. The root pattern is branching: a heart root, dividing from the crown into several primary roots going down and out [2-1].

Edible Parts: Manna Oil Seed Edible Uses: Oil Tea 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. An edible oil similar to sunflower (Helianthus annuus) oil is obtained from the seed.

Dye Fuel Oil Shelterbelt String Tannin Wood A green dye is obtained from the leaves. The bark is a source of tannin. A tying material can be obtained from the wood (does this mean the bark?). Very tolerant of extreme exposure and relatively fast growing, though often windshaped in exposed positions, it can be grown as a shelterbelt tree. However, it is late coming into leaf and also one of the first trees to lose its leaves in the autumn and this makes it less suitable in a shelter belt. Wood - hard, light, flexible, strong, resilient. A very valuable wood, it is much used for tool handles, oars, furniture, posts etc. An excellent fuel, burning well even when green. There is some doubt over how well the green wood burns with several people claiming that it needs to be properly seasoned[K].

Heimisch: Akershus, Alversund, Askim, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Brussels-Capital Region, Bulgaria, Buskerud, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, DK, Davik, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, FI, Flanders, Flemish Region, France, Germany, Global, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Høyland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Modum, Moster, NO, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, North America, North Caucasus, Norway, Nøtterøy, Poland, Rogaland, Rollag, Romania, SE, Sannidal, Seljord, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Stokke, Strandebarm, Sweden, Switzerland, Telemark, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine, Ullensvang, Valparaíso Region, Vestfoldet, Walloon Region, Yytr Sandsvær, Ås, Østlandet Eingeführt: AU, Argentina Northeast, British Columbia, CA, CL, Connecticut, Corse (Corsica), Kentucky, Korea, LY, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, PT, Portugal, Saint Pierre and Miquelon