Photo: Ash Tree Picture

A flowering Ash tree is a picture of beauty at the La Source Parfumee Gardens in the village of Gourdon in the Provence, France.

This type of Ash tree is a South European flowering Ash that blossoms early in summer and produces many clusters of white colored flowers. When each Ash tree is in full blossom it can create the opportunity for a magnificent picture. The bark of the Ash tree provides a sugary sap called Manna which is used for a number of different medicinal purposes.The Ash tree grows to about 15 or 16 feet tall and when it reaches about eight to ten years of age the collection of the sugary sap begins. In July and August when the weather is warmer which is essential for a good crop, a series of vertical incisions are made in the bark and in September and October large pieces of incrustation are collected.La Source Parfumee Gardens in the village of Gourdon in the Provence, France is home to many different types of flowers and trees, some which are used for their essences in creating perfumes. If the Ash tree along with the other types of trees are blossoming at the same time then a picture of colorful flowers is worth a thousand words. ... continue below the picture...

... Ash Tree (Frene a Fleur), Fraxinus ornus at La Source Parfumee Gardens 3 kms from the village of Gourdon, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, France, Europe.