Claret Ash
A couple of years ago, we replaced a dying ash tree with a new sapling, another ash tree called a Raywood Ash. Because it grows so fast, we call it a Rayweed Ash. It is also called a Claret Ash because of the color it turns in the fall, as these pictures will make clear.
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![volunteer Alder tree](claretpix/ash1small.jpg)
![volunteer honeysuckle](claretpix/ash2small.jpg)
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