Which Ash species?

[iamjulian]

Clearly Ash, but its leaves looks quite different to most of the others around here, darker, curled, feel glossier and thicker. Assumed most of the local trees are Fraxinus excelsior, but is this something else or do they have quite a bit of variation? Thank you

[Stubby]

7 minutes ago, iamjulian said:

Clearly Ash, but its leaves looks quite different to most of the others around here, darker, curled, feel glossier and thicker. Assumed most of the local trees are Fraxinus excelsior, but is this something else or do they have quite a bit of variation? Thank you

Could it be a Caucasian Wing Nut ? 

[iamjulian]

Thanks but I don't think so. Buds for Wingnut are brown aren't they?  Another photo showing the keys. I'd be surprised if it's not an Ash, just seems a bit different.

[Transplanted]

Narrow leaved Ash  ( Fraxinus Angtifolia )   Had to fell a few recently

[iamjulian]

Thank you. There's a tree close by I had pegged as Narrow Leaved Ash (photo attached). Its leaves are much narrower and decidedly spaced out. The new tree looks nothing like this.

[Dan Maynard]

Is it just leaves at the bottom, or all over the tree? Deep shade can make the leaves bigger.

[Khriss]

13 hours ago, Stubby said:

Could it be a Caucasian Wing Nut ? 

Black buds in middle of shot tell the tale .K 

Edited August 24, 2021 by Khriss
( grey buds for 'Raywood' )

[JSN]

Could it be excess nitrogen?

leaves look very nitrogeny - (if that’s a phrase). Possibly from fertiliser runoff / muck heap / sewage treatment works?

[daltontrees]

On 23/08/2021 at 20:10, iamjulian said:

Clearly Ash, but its leaves looks quite different to most of the others around here, darker, curled, feel glossier and thicker. Assumed most of the local trees are Fraxinus excelsior, but is this something else or do they have quite a bit of variation? Thank you

Just plain ash. Maybe people are confused when they see a healthy ash, it's so rare now. This is what ash trees used to look like in a slightly alkali soil.