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Ash

Age: 30 to 35 years old

Time before cutting: 20 years

€24 VAT incl.

€32.16 Expected gross gain

Ash

From the Latin "Fraxinus" (lightning), because, isolated, it attracts lightning, Ash is a pure European strain. It likes to grow in sunny areas, riversides or mixed forests. It is particularly characterized by its high rusticity since it can withstand negative temperatures down to -17°. Today, Ash covers 2.6% of French forests.

- Growth: rapid
- Height: up to 40 meters
- Foliage: composed of leaves facing away from the top, finely pointed at the tip
- Trunk: grooved
- Bark: smooth, cracks after 30 years causing a network of cracks
- Colour: pale grey with slightly pinkish pearly reflections

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About Préaux forest

The Préaux forest covers an area of around 10 ha. in Pays de la Loire. The area has beautiful valley landscapes with smaller, sparsely wooded patches resulting in denser bocage, mixed woodland and pasture terrain. The climate is temperate, oceanic, humid and mild, and has higher levels of rainfall than the rest of the region, more than 1.000 mm yearly.
This former farmland was afforested in the 1990s and bought by EcoTree in 2020. Our foresters manage this small forest of Sessile Oak, Ash, Wild Cherry and Black Walnut using an uneven-aged forest management plan.
Bordered by the Vaige River, the forest is also home to two ponds and abundant biodiversity.

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