Light. Mountain ash grows well in full sun or part shade.Too much shade, however, will limit its flower and fruit production. For best flowering, give it at least 6 hours of sun per day.

Homeowners are being told to diversify – not just by financial planners – but by a biologist who is concerned that maples could one day follow ash and American elm trees into oblivion.

In an inventory of trees done for the City of Fredericton, 11 per cent were ash trees. "That accounts for 2,400 ash trees on our streets," said Murray. Traps important ...