90. Dingwall Weeping Ash
This week, I feature another ash, this time a magnificent weeping ash in the Highland town of Dingwall.
One of the most impressive weeping ash trees in Scotland is marooned on a patch of lawn between a car park and the backs of the High Street shops at Dingwall. It has a fine shape and is in excellent condition, something that cannot be said for many of its clonal siblings which are often among the first to show symptoms of Ash Dieback.
Species details
Weeping ash
Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula'
Where to find it
Joe Yates Court, Dingwall IV15 9HP
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Weeping ash notes
An ash tree with a peculiar weeping habit was ‘discovered’ in Bedfordshire during the eighteenth century, and clones of this individual, grafted onto regular ash tree stock, became a mainstay of the horticultural industry in the nineteenth century. The Victorians loved them, and many of the old trees that still grace our parks and cemeteries were planted well over a century ago.
