Ash trees

[fred bassett]

How fast does the common ash tree grow?

[Stephen Blair]

i think it all depends on where its growing, i thought most hardwoods gow about 1-2 feet a year. but selfseeded in a mismanaged woodland fighting for light, i bet some will grow 3-4 maybe more.

[Marko]

We buy our ash trees in as 2"-3" seedlings - they are slow to get established but are at 6ft by the 5th season (rabbits permitting). After this there is no stopping them.

[nepia]

How fast does the common ash tree grow?

 

Look out for mixed hedgerows that haven't been cut recently. You can soon spot the ash and sycamore in them, shooting feet higher than the rest.

The answer to 'how fast?' is 'fast'!

[Andy Collins]

I was cutting (thinning) a 10yr old plantation last week, the Ash were about 20feet tall, the beech about 15feet Sweet Chestnut were about 20feet, oaks about 12, hope this is helpful.

[Al Smith]

A dropped a 100 foot white ash growing in a dense woods about 8 years ago .It was nearly two feet accross and contained 117 growth rings that I could count .

 

Of course this is in a different continent in different soils and from a dense woods where it had to fight for sunlight .

[Stephen Blair]

A dropped a 100 foot white ash growing in a dense woods about 8 years ago .It was nearly two feet accross and contained 117 growth rings that I could count .

 

Of course this is in a different continent in different soils and from a dense woods where it had to fight for sunlight .

 

pretty much the same story here, good soil and no light, its good if they get a chance to grow straight. a lot of sway on them when they get really tall.